Cambodian New Year
- Post: 15 February 2011
- By Ben Bao
- In: CCD Highlights
When is Cambodian/Khmer New Year 2013?
The 2013 Khmer New Year Days fall on the 14, 15, and 16 of April. On April 14th at 2:12 AM, it marks the end of Buddhist year 2556 BE (Buddhist Era – based on the Lunar Calendar) and the start of New Year 2557, the year of Snake. The New Year’s angel of this year is Thungsak Tevy, the first daughter of Kabil Moha Prum. She is dwelling at Chatomahara Reachika Palace and wears a ruby necklace and her hair is adorned with a hairpin of pomegranate flower. As weapons, she carries a disc on her right hand and a shell on her left hand. She rides Garuda as vehicle. Her favorite food is fig fruit.
Bonn Chrot Preah Nangkol (The Royal Ploughing Ceremony)
- Post: 15 February 2011
- By Super User
- In: CCD Highlights
In America, there is a groundhog day to predict how many more weeks in winter till spring. In Cambodia, there is a royal ploughing to predict crop yields for the following harvest season. The Royal Ploughing Ceremony, known in Khmer language as Bonn Chrot Preah Nangkol, is a ritual rooted from Hinduism. For Cambodia, the ceremony marks the beginning of the rice cultivation season. The ceremony is usually performed by the royal family headed by the King and Queen, attended by high ranking government officials, foreign diplomats, and Cambodian citizen from around the country.
Mak Theung Drama
- Post: 15 February 2011
- By Super User
- In: CCD Highlights
Mak Theung is a Cambodian 18th century love story torn apart by a cruel act of a mean prince, Pya Noy. It is a love between a peddler, Mak Theung, selling beauty products and his younger wife, Meuy cheuy. They lived happily in the village surrounded by many good friends. One day, the prince and his entourage visited the market place in the rural country where Mak Theung...
