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Cambodia Even and Festival |
Traditional arts and crafts are abundant in Cambodia. Sculptures, paintings and carving done with great care and attention. One can view such antiquities in market place, shop or museum. The variety of arts and crafts are large in range and include such item as: silver and gold jewelry, wicker were furniture, fine hard wood furniture, silks, marble sculptures, high quality China, leather ware and much more. There is a sharp eye for detail here and much of the products will be intricately carved especially the furniture, sculptures etc.
Unfortunately, much of these works completely ceased to exist during the Khmer Rouge dictatorship. Artisans ware instead forced to work in labor camps, where most of them died painful deaths. Many arts and crafts also purposely perished during that time. Today there has been a revival, due to a great deal of restoration work, which has been initiated by the Royal governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Now many centers have been established to keep the ancient methods of the craftwork alive. You can see examples of this throughout the country
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Cambodia Celebrates Three New Years
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International New Year: The celebration of New Year's Eve has become more and more popular in Cambodia and although not an official holiday, January 1 may as well be. |
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China and Vietnam New Year shares the same lunar New Year: due to religious and ethnic connections, Cambodia also comes to a near-halt during this three-day celebration. This is a time for feasting and gifts. Every Cambodian who can afford to goes home to family in the provinces. Visiting their friends and relatives to bring offerings such as fruits and special food like 'Samlor Chab Chhay' - which is a special kind of soup for this event, grilled pork and grilled duck. Later, people pray to their grandparents, |
| parents or any deceased relatives. Clothes, cars, gold, money (US$ in particular) made of paper are burnt and offered to the spirits. On this day, it is very common that people stay at home for the whole day and spend time with their families. In 2010, Chinese Year will fall on 14 February. |
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Khmer New Year: It is called Chaul Chnam Thmey which means entering the New Year and is possibly Cambodia's most important holiday. The cities empty as Cambodians rush to spend the three-day lunar holiday with families. This is the Khmer equivalent of Chinese New Year, welcoming in the new zodiac animal. People decorate their houses with brightly coloured lights and lanterns in the shape of stars. Everyone visits the pagoda to pray, present offerings to their ancestors and seek blessings from the monks |
for good luck in the New Year.
Gifts and tips are especially auspicious during April and should be accompanied with the phrase 'Sok Sabay, Ch'nam Tmey' which means - Happy New Year! This year Khmer New Year we be from 14th to 16th of April. |
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