Photo: by Pin Sisovann
After the prayer, celebrants followed the monk to a nearby canal, to release floating bowls called “kantoung” meant to ward away evil spirits and bad luck.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Pin Sisovann, VOA Khmer | Lowell, Massachusetts
The 15th annual Southeast Asian Water Festival got under way in Lowell, Mass., last weekend, with a monks’ blessing, prayers and a race of eight boat teams.
After the prayer, celebrants followed the monk to a nearby canal, to release floating bowls called “kantoung” meant to ward away evil spirits and bad luck.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Pin Sisovann, VOA Khmer | Lowell, Massachusetts
The 15th annual Southeast Asian Water Festival got under way in Lowell, Mass., last weekend, with a monks’ blessing, prayers and a race of eight boat teams.
As it has in the past, the festival opened with blessings to chase away evil spirits, bad karma and ill luck, followed by traditional and rap music performances.
Some prayed for their health, safety and long life, while others wished for peace and the safety of Cambodian and US soldiers.
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