On the occasion of the traditional New Year festivals of Laos (Bunpimay) and Cambodia (Choul Chnam Thmey), which will take place from April 14 to April 16, 2025, HAGL Group expressed its care for the lives of Vietnamese staff working in these neighboring countries, especially for local workers, enabling them to have a joyful and happy new year celebration.
In Laos, the company presented 2,100 gift packages to workers, including rice, instant noodles, dried fish, etc. In Cambodia, the company gave gifts including rice, dried fish, and pork to 1,500 workers. Company leaders extended their New Year wishes, hoping the workers enjoy good health, warmth, and progress in life. They also wished for stronger and more lasting relationship between the company and its workers.
Some photos of the events:
Giving gifts to workers in Laos
Giving gifts to workers in Laos
Giving gifts to workers in Laos
Giving gifts to workers in Laos
Giving gifts to workers in Cambodia
Giving gifts to workers in Cambodia
Giving gifts to workers in Cambodia
Giving gifts to workers in Cambodia
Giving gifts to workers in Cambodia
Bunpimay, also known as Lao New Year, it begins on April 14 and lasts through April 16. It marks the start of a new year in the Buddhist calendar.
Significance:
- Prayers for peace, luck, favorable weather, and abundant harvests in the new year.
- An occasion for descendants to show respect and gratitude to their grandparents and parents.
- A time to pay homage to Buddha and ancestors.
- A day to cleanse misfortunes and wash away the bad from the old year, welcoming good things in the new one.
Main Activities:
During the first three days of new year, Lao people often organize many traditional activities to welcome the new year.
Day 1 - "Cleansing Day": People often clean their homes and hold purification rituals.
Day 2 – "Festival Day": People participate in water-splashing festivities, tying of sacred threads around wrists, and community gatherings.
Day 3 – "New Beginning Day": Everyone wishes each other good fortune for the coming year.
Khmer New Year, also known as Choul Chnam Thmey, is the most important traditional festival of the Cambodian people. It is celebrated annually in mid-April to mark the transition from the old year to the new one according to the solar calendar.
Significance:
- Wishing for luck, peace, and happiness in the new year..
- A time for family reunions and for children to show respect to their elders.
- A chance to honor Buddha and ancestors.
- A symbolic cleansing of misfortune and negativity from the old year, embracing positivity in the new one.
Main Activities:
Day 1 – Maha Songkranta
Welcoming the New Year angel; preparing offerings of fruits, flowers, and water for blessings; visiting the temple to offer food and listen to teachings.
Day 2 – Veareak Vanabat:
Giving gifts to loved ones, helping the poor, building sand stupas in temples, and praying for the deceased.
Day 3 – Veareak Laeung Sak:
Bathing Buddha statues, bathing parents and grandparents to show filial piety and ask for blessings; the ritual bathing Buddha symbolizes cleansing and renewal.
