(VOVWORLD) - The Pha Bau festival, also known as the Dua Tpeng festival, of the Khmer people in Loc Khanh commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province, was recognized on Wednesday as a national intangible cultural heritage.
 Village dignitaries perform the offering ritual as part of the Pha Bau festival. (Photo: cand.com.vn) |
This festival features iconic folk genres of the Khmer culture in southern Vietnam. An offering ritual is conducted at a local temple, then festival attendees head to a nearby pond to catch fish, which are made into typical local dishes.
The Pha Bau festival embodies the wish of wet rice farmers for peace, health, bumper crops, and vitality, and is important to the religious life of the Khmer people.