Kathina robe offering ceremony – Special culture of Khmer people

During the Kathina robe offering ceremony, villages of Khmer ethnic minority people are colorfully decorated.

Kathina procession is accompanied by a Sa Dam drum team, Ro Bam dancers, flowers and plants decorated with colorful ribbons, and local people.  

Kathina robe offering ceremony is a beautiful cultural tradition in the Khmer community life. It is also an opportunity for the community to raise funds to build roads and repair schools and monks' houses. 

Below are photos of the Kathina robe offering ceremony:

Khmer ethnic minority people joining Kathina robe offering ceremony at Chroi Tum Chas pagoda in Soc Trang province

Khmer damsel in traditional costume welcome Buddhist monks to the ceremony.

Before offering robes to Buddhist monks, Khmer people organizing procession around the pagoda

The ritual to offer robes and other items to monks

Khmer people in Soc Cha B village, Thanh Son commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province joining the event

Translated by Tran Hoai