The magical colors of water lights on the Maspero River at night

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    Soc Trang - 20 water lanterns and 4 Ca Hau boats lit up, making the entire Maspero River shimmer with color.

    Tu ngay 12-14.11, du khach khi den voi TP Soc Trang (tinh Soc Trang) tren kenh Maspero - doan giua cau C247 (cau Quay) va cau 30/4 (cau Cao) se duoc chiem nguong khong gian sac mau le hoi tha den nuoc Loi Protip va ghe Ca Hau. Day la mot trong nhung hoat dong cua Le hoi Ooc Om Boc – Dua ghe Ngo Soc Trang, khu vuc DBSCL lan thu VI va Tuan Van hoa, The thao va Du lich Soc Trang lan thu I nam 2024.
    From November 12 to 14, visitors to Soc Trang City (Soc Trang Province) on the Maspero River - between the C247 Bridge and the 30/4 Bridge will be able to admire the colorful space of the Loi Protip water lantern festival and the Ca Hau boat. This is one of the activities of the 6th Ooc Om Boc Festival - Ngo Boat Race in Soc Trang, Mekong Delta region and the 1st Soc Trang Culture, Sports and Tourism Week in 2024.
    Tha Den nuoc la mot nghi le xuat xu tu Phat giao mang dam le nghi tin nguong cua cu dan nong nghiep lua nuoc. Theo truyen thuyet nghi le tha Den nuoc la cung chiec rang cua Phat Thich Ca duoc ran than Nagar cat giu noi thuy cung, ngoai ra den nuoc cung tuong trung cho ham rang duoi cua Duc Phat o lai ha gioi do tri chung sinh. Nguoi Khmer quan niem rang, sau mot nam lao dong san xuat va sinh hoat, con nguoi da lam vay ban, o nhiem moi truong nuoc va thien nhien nen con nguoi lam le de cung ta loi.
    Releasing water lanterns is a ritual originating from Buddhism, imbued with the religious rituals of wet rice farmers. According to legend, the ritual of releasing water lanterns is to worship the tooth of Buddha Sakyamuni kept by the snake god Nagar in the water palace. In addition, the water lantern also symbolizes the lower teeth of Buddha remaining in the lower world to protect sentient beings. The Khmer believe that after a year of labor, production and daily life, humans have polluted the water and natural environment, so they hold a ceremony to make an apology.
    Den nuoc duoc mo phong theo giong kien truc cua nhung ngoi chanh dien hoac ngon thap voi phan khung duoc lam bang go hoac kim loai de tao su vung chai. Phan than, mai ngoi, chop cua thuyen duoc tao hinh bang giay bia cung; ben ngoai duoc trang tri voi hoa, den va nhang, ben trong bay vat cung te.
    The water lanterns are modeled after the architecture of main halls or towers with frames made of wood or metal to create stability. The body, roof tiles, and top of the boat are shaped from cardboard; the outside is decorated with flowers, lights, and incense, and the inside is filled with offerings.
    Ben canh do, nghi le tha den nuoc con la hoat dong van hoa giau tinh nhan van, mang y nghia ta on than dat, than nuoc va thien nhien da phu ho con nguoi lam an sinh song binh yen va mong duoc nhieu dieu tot lanh hon cho nam sau.
    Besides, the water lantern festival is also a cultural activity rich in humanity, meaning to thank the land god, water god and nature for blessing people to do business and live peacefully and hope for more good things for the following year.
    Den nuoc duoc mo phong theo giong kien truc cua nhung ngoi chanh dien hoac ngon thap voi phan khung duoc lam bang go hoac kim loai de tao su vung chai. Phan than, mai ngoi, chop cua thuyen duoc tao hinh bang giay bia cung; ben ngoai duoc trang tri voi hoa, den va nhang, ben trong bay vat cung te.
    The water lanterns are modeled after the architecture of main halls or towers with frames made of wood or metal to create stability. The body, roof tiles, and top of the boat are shaped from cardboard; the outside is decorated with flowers, lights, and incense, and the inside is filled with offerings.
    Hien nay, ghe Ca Hau khong con duoc dung trong cac dip dua ghe Ngo cua dong bao Khmer nhu truoc nhung voi y thuc, trach nhiem trong viec bao ton nhung vat dung sinh hoat, co gia tri van hoa doc dao trong doi song tinh than cua dong bao, mot so ghe Ca Hau co thiet ke, trang tri ky cong, van dang duoc cac chua Khmer o Soc Trang dua vao bao quan, trung bay.
    Nowadays, Ca Hau boats are no longer used in Ngo boat races of the Khmer people as before, but with the awareness and responsibility in preserving the daily life items, which have unique cultural values ​​in the spiritual life of the people, some ancient Ca Hau boats with elaborate designs and decorations are still being preserved and displayed by Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang.
    Ong Son Po - Pho Giam doc So Van hoa, The thao va Du lich tinh Soc Trang cho biet nam nay hoat dong trinh dien tha den nuoc va ghe Ca Hau duoc thuc hien tu Du an bao ton, phat huy gia tri van hoa truyen thong tot dep cua cac dan toc thieu so gan voi phat trien du lich nam 2024“. Tong kinh phi ho tro la 3.2 ti dong. Nham quang ba, gioi thieu hinh anh, con nguoi vung dat Soc Trang voi nhieu di san van hoa, le hoi truyen thong doc dao, mang dam ban sac van hoa den du khach thap phuong, nhan dan trong va ngoai nuoc den tham quan va trai nghiem.
    Mr. Son Po - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province - said that this year, the performance of releasing water lanterns and Ca Hau boats was carried out from the Project of preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development in 2024. The total support budget is 3.2 billion VND. In order to promote and introduce the image and people of Soc Trang with many unique cultural heritages and traditional festivals, imbued with cultural identity to tourists from all over the country, domestic and foreign people to visit and experience.
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