Previously, in early June 2025, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a Decision to include the traditional festival of Thak Con (Coconut Offering) of the Khmer people in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. This is one of the unique festivals of Chau Thanh district, Soc Trang province, similar to the peace-praying ceremonies of the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta.
Rituals in the Thak Con Festival of the Khmer people
The festival expresses the desire for peace, happiness, praying for favorable weather, bountiful harvests, and a prosperous and happy life. At the same time, it also expresses the tradition of remembering the source of water, the spirit of community solidarity, and the unique cultural characteristics of the Khmer people in the South in general and in Soc Trang province in particular.
The Thak Con Festival takes place for 5 days according to the Khmer calendar, from early morning on the 13th day of the 13th month of Pi-sak until the 17th day of the 17th month of Pi-sak (corresponding to the 13th day of the 3rd lunar month to the 17th day of the 3rd lunar month), including rituals such as: alms-giving ritual, flag-raising ritual, worshiping singing ritual and cultural and artistic activities, farewell ritual, ash-scattering ritual... in which, the Coconut Offering ritual makes the Thak Con Festival have its own unique characteristics with spectacular scenes rarely seen in any festival.
Khmer people participate in the festival to pray for favorable weather, bountiful crops, and a happy and prosperous life.
During the festival days, it often attracts a large number of locals and tourists from other provinces.
Nowadays, the Thak Con festival is not only limited to the Khmer people, but also has the participation of many Vietnamese and Chinese people.
The annual festival is always an opportunity to introduce the tourism potential of Soc Trang province in general and the villages of the Khmer community in particular, creating opportunities to contribute to preserving and promoting the values of cultural heritage, preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the nation.
Source: https://vov.vn/van-hoa/le-hoi-thak-con-cua-nguoi-khmer-la-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-quoc-gia-post1207744.vov
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