(VOVworld) - Dignitaries, monks, nuns and Khmer Buddhist followers in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang received gifts from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region on the occasion of their Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival. A delegation, including representatives from the Steering Committee and a number of other agencies in the region, High Command of Military Zone 9, and the provincial Committee for Ethnic Affairs, paid a visit to the locality on Tuesday, during which they visited a number of Khmer pagodas in Vi Thanh city and Long My and Vi Thuy district.

Deputy Chairman of Hau Giang provincial People's Committee Dong Van Thanh presented gifts to Venerable Ly Ve on the occasion. Photo: VNA

According to Venerable Ly Ve, Head of the provincial Association for Solidarity of Patriotic Buddhist Monks, Khmer people in the locality have effectively used support sources provided by the State to promote economic development. Courses were organized in Khmer pagodas to teach Vietnamese and Khmer to Khmer children in Hau Giang, contributing to preserving the cultural values of the Khmer ethnic group, the monk said.