On the night of the full moon, a ceremony worshipping the moon was held at all the pagodas in the province. Families cleaned their houses and prepared a feast of fruit and young sticky rice, and lit incense for the rituals. They pray for health, happiness and bumper crops.
The festival featured various activities such as exhibitions displaying the traditional cultures of the Kinh, Hoa and Khmer people, a public art programme, Khmer costumes and an ethnic food festival.
A seminar on Khmer ethnic people and a 426-booth trade fair displaying agricultural equipment and products from 172 entrepreneurs was also held as part of the event.
The highlight of the festival was the boat races on the Maspero River, which attracted 34 men’s teams and 7 women’s teams. The first boat that reaches the finish line is believed to have completed their responsibilities to the moon god.
