The procession carries the palanquin and Buddha statue from Se Ray Cro Sang Pagoda to the ceremony ground area.
Phuoc Bien Festival is a folk festival of the Khmer people in Vinh Chau town ( Soc Trang ), formed about 300 years ago.
The festival is meant to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, and to commemorate the merits of ancestors who reclaimed and established the land.
Besides, it is also to thank the ocean for giving lots of fish and shrimp, thank the alluvial land for giving bountiful harvests, bringing the land and people of Vinh Chau coastal region a prosperous and happy life.
Phuoc Bien Festival in Vinh Chau town (Festival) is a long-standing form of spiritual and cultural activity, becoming an important traditional cultural heritage in the life of the ethnic communities in the area.
Through this, it shows the spirit of remembering the source of drinking water and showing the respect and gratitude of the people for the merits of their ancestors.
The festival has the unique features of the festivals at communal houses and temples in the South, attracting many classes of people, ethnic groups and many social components to participate, praying for tolerance, protection, regaining balance and faith in life, overcoming obstacles, and having faith in the future.
This is also the "thread" that connects the community, solidarity, love and mutual assistance of ethnic groups in Vinh Chau town, bringing profound humanistic values to help people move towards the values of truth - goodness - beauty.
Scene of religious ceremony at Phuoc Bien Festival, Vinh Chau town
The rituals in the Festival also contribute to cultural exchange between ethnic groups, inheriting forms in Khmer Theravada Buddhism.
Today, Phuoc Bien Festival is a festival with its own unique cultural characteristics and is also a festival for both Kinh and Hoa ethnic groups living together in the same locality.
The festival is a treasure trove of intangible cultural heritage reflecting the customs, habits, beliefs, etc. of the local community. The festival has become a cultural and tourist product with typical characteristics of Soc Trang province.
From the profound humanistic values of the Festival, the work of preserving and maintaining festival activities is like a message sent to future generations.
It encourages people to reflect, practice and strive to excel in their studies, work and creativity, while raising awareness and action to protect, build and promote the long-standing cultural values of the festival.
This is a way to preserve and develop the precious traditions of our homeland, Vinh Chau town, a place rich in cultural identity.
The inclusion of the Chroi Rum Chek Festival in the list of national intangible cultural heritages has raised the total number of national intangible cultural heritages of Soc Trang province to 9.
This is the joy and honor not only of the Khmer people of Vinh Chau town but also of the people of Soc Trang province in general, contributing to enriching the cultural heritage of the whole country.
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