by Love Khmer
Sept 22, 2009
On 18-9-2009, more than 30,000 people to enjoy the same, old arms vibrant festival for the 'Seven Mountains are racing to expand 18th', in Thomeak Nimith Pagoda, Vinh Trung commune, Tinh Bien district (An Giang). The race this year brings together 72 of the pair are Khmer Krom in the Kra Bao, Svaitong, Chau Thanh and Chau Phu district.
Seven Mountains melon festival this year has attracted most of the districts with Khmer Krom; than 50 pairs are join professional race also extended for 22 pairs competition prize movement; prizes worth up to 20 million per award, the highest ever. The pair are competing very standard, driver controls confident, by the rules, has caused exciting for viewers.
Results: First prize - Awards Seven Mountains belong to double his cattle of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai Chau Lang commune, Svaitong district; second prize in the pair being to Mr. Van Huu Tri in the town of Svaitong district; third pairs of cows belonging to Mr. Tran Van Dat, Sro Loon commune, Svaitong district. In addition, the jury also awarded each category Seven Mountain Cup competition and the movement and four consolation prizes an excellent driver award.
At the movement has sometimes been extended. Mr. Ngo Van Cuoc (Kra bao district) won the first prize. Second prize in the pair being to Khmer Krom farmer Mr. Chau Chel, Vinh Trung commune, Kra bao district. Third is for the pair belong to Nguyen Hoang Kha, Chi Lang town, Kra bao district.
Racing is set to be Seven Mountains, the festival featured the Seven Mountains region Khmer Krom in Mort Chrout. In season farming, men's Khmer Krom dinner ground beef to plow fields for the temple, for women to implant coating. While working together farmers at half mast track, gradually became a habit. To create a working atmosphere has just entertainment, the professor stands out both organizations are sometimes awarded for winning and prepared by Bhuddhist monks whom is owner of that fileds.
In 1992, leaders of the two mountainous districts which have name Svaitong and Kra bao had the idea of rotating the 'melon' annual race from which have already become traditional festivals featured only in the ethnic Khmer Krom Seven Mountains area of Moth Chrout. The festival is held on the occasion of ceremony choose Sene Dol-ta is the end of sowing crops last year, this is the time farmers leisure to focus for training, care, be brought to competition, creating a playground sports culture healthy. Each year, the festival has attracted tens of thousands of people, outside the district, regional Mekong River Delta and Prey Nokor City to enjoy, neck arms, and Vietnamese authotities who sets its gain more benefit from its.
Source: http://leavefreedom.blogspot.com/2009/09/vietnam-benefit-more-money-from-being.html
