Vietnam 2016 / Hanoi Museum of Ethnology

Dragon boat with 50 rowing places (dragon boat races)

The boat race is a traditional festival of the Khmer ethnic minority in South Vietnam. The boat race takes place in the 10th month of the Vietnamese lunar calendar. month of the Vietnamese lunar calendar. It is a typical tradition in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta and is associated with the desire for a fruitful harvest.

The rowers are tall and strong young people who know a lot about rowing.
The racing boat resembles an oversized canoe. It is narrow and wobbly, so rowing requires a harmonious cooperation of the rowers.
For the Khmer people, boat racing is sacred and they believe that if they participate regularly, the weather is good and the harvest will be successful.