- HOT NEWS
Useful Information
Entertainment
+ Shopping
+ Sports
Getting Started
Geography
Religions
Travel Guides
+ Vienamese Embassy
+ Do and Don't
+ Suggested Travel Kit
+ Booking Guides
+ Vietnam Visa
Plan Itineraries
Vietnam Tours
Vietnam Classic Tour: 8 Days
Amazing Vietnam: 9 days
Vietnam Discovery: 9 days
Treasures of Vietnam: 9 days
Colorful Vietnam: 10 days
Vietnam Highlights: 10 days
Ultimate Vietnam: 11 days
Heritages Exploration: 11 days
Taste of Vietnam: 11 days
Romance of Vietnam: 11days
Classic Vietnam & Acient Angkor Wat: 13 days
Vietnam: the Hidden Charm: 14 days
Inside Vietnam: 15 days
Beautiful Vietnam: 16 days
Mystical Vietnam: 18 days
Grand Vietnam: 21 days
Chol Chnam Thmay Festival for Khmer ethnic people
Before the festival, Khmer people have to prepare very carefully in terms of cuisine, dress and housing. Children have new clothes for New Year day.Each family redecorates the Buddhist altar, the house (both inside and outside). The daily work is temporarily stopped. People believe that there is a Mr. Fairy named Teveda who is in charge of taking care of their daily life for the term of one year. When a year ends, there will be another Teveda to take care of their daily life. That’s the reason they perform the ceremony.
The first day of New Year (called Sangkran). Khmer people carry out the ceremony to greet “new Angkran” at the selected time which they consider good. People take a bath before wearing new clothes; then they will bring offerings to the pagoda and perform the ceremony. Under the monitor of Mr. Acha, every one stand in line and go around the presbytery 3 times to welcome the New Year.
In the second day of New Year (called Wonbot), each family will carry out a ceremony in which they will bring food to the bonzes. Most Khmer people follow the southern Buddhism or Theravada (the main religion of southern Khmer people). According to this religion, in festival days, the Buddhist followers have to offer cooked rice and food to bonzes.
In the afternoon, another ceremony is performed right at the yard of the pagoda. People make “a sand mountain” (Puon phnon khsach) as directed by Mr. Acha to ask for luck. This ceremony is closely attached with the wish for rainy days of ancient people.
The third day, people carry out the washing for Buddha Statue with scented water, and then for old bonzes in the pagoda in order to clear all the trouble of the old year and step in a new year. In the afternoon, people come back o their home and perform the washing ceremony for Buddha statue in each family and wish the best things for their parents, grandparents.
In three Chol Chnam Thmay days, Khmer people also visit their relatives and neighbors and wish each other health, happiness and wealth. In the evening, people organize many activities .The elderly tell stories and legends to the children. Young boys and girls take part in traditional singing and dancing activity.
In Ho Chi Minh City, you may visit No. 164/235 Tran Quoc Thao, Ward 7, District 3 to experience the Chol Chnam Thmay festival, which draw much attention from many Buddhist followers as well as visitors.
Hotels in Vietnam
| check our selection of hotels in the capital city of Vietnam. |
 Visit our colletion of Hotels in Sapa, the land of clouds and minorities |
| Visit our selection of Hotels in Halong City |
| Visit our selection of Hotels in Hue, the last imperial city in Vietnam. |
|
Visit our selection of hotels in the heritage city of Hoian |
|
Check our hotels in Nhatrang, one of the best coastal city in Asia |
| visit our selection of Hotels in Dalat,the jewel of the Central Highlands |
|
visit our selection of Hotel in Hochiminh City the bustling, vibrating economic center of the south. |
Customer Corner
| Trung Nguyen Senior Travel Consultant |
Vietnam Event
Events in March
Events in April
Latest Travel New
Ethnic Minorities
Air Tickets
Saigon – Phuquoc: from: 24 USD
Saigon – Dalat: From: 24 USD
Saigon – Danang: From: 36 USD
Saigon – Hue: From: 29 USD
Hanoi – Hochiminh: From: 50 USD
Hanoi – Nhatrang: From: 50 USD
Hanoi – Hue: From: 36 USD
Hanoi – Danang: From: 29 USD
Hanoi – Dalat: From: 50 USD
Transportation Cost
Sapa - Lao Cai: 4S: 25 USD
Hanoi Airport Transfer: 4S: 20 USD
Hanoi - halong: 4S: 104 USD
Hue Airport Transfer: 4S : 18 USD
Hoian- Danang: 4S: 36 USD
Nhatrang Airport Transfer:4S: 24 USD
City Tour Dalat: 4S: 34 USD
Dalat Airport Transfer: 4S: 10 USD
Hochiminh-Caibe- VinhLong: 4S: 74 USD
Hochiminh- Tayninh - Cuchi: 4S: 74 USD
Hanoi Airport Transfer: 4S: 20 USD
Hanoi - halong: 4S: 104 USD
Hue Airport Transfer: 4S : 18 USD
Hoian- Danang: 4S: 36 USD
Nhatrang Airport Transfer:4S: 24 USD
City Tour Dalat: 4S: 34 USD
Dalat Airport Transfer: 4S: 10 USD
Hochiminh-Caibe- VinhLong: 4S: 74 USD
Hochiminh- Tayninh - Cuchi: 4S: 74 USD
Contact us
Vietnam Heritage Travel Company
Add: # 1002, Building A4, Den Lu, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel : + 84437264687
Fax: + 84437264687
Website: www.vietnamheritagetravel.com
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Travel Agent in Vietnam