FESTIVALS & EVENTS

 

There are many interesting traditional religious and cultural ceremonies and festivals throughout the year. They provide a great opportunity to participate in a centuries old tradition of Khmer society. Some of the major festivals and ceremonies are listed below:

 

Full moon (Meak Boja)
09 January 2009

It is celebration day for Buddhism religion when all Buddhism -disciple and monks gather nearby Buddha who informed and foreseen that Buddha will die within near future and on Full moon.

 

Khmer New Year
14-15-16/April/2009

Great Traditional Holiday according to Buddhism religion that Cambodian people gather at pagoda to offer food, cake, drinks and money to monk to dedicated in favor the relative's death. within 3 days celebration.

 

Full moon (Visak Boja)
08 May 2009

It is a great celebration day according to Buddhism religion dedicated for Buddha's birthday, Illumination day and go away to Nirvan.

 

Royal Ploughing day
12 May 2009

It is a Traditional celebration day that King or His representative inaugurate and ploughing field as symbol to remind people that rainy season arrive and start stimulating paddy-field to produce rice. This celebration day is usually held in Meru Area close to Royal Palace.

 

King Sihamoni Birthday
13-14-15 May 2009

It is also great holiday for King Birthday that usually held in Royal Palace.

 

Death‘s Traditional ceremony
18-19-20 September 2009

It is also Great Traditional Holiday that Cambodian people gather at pagoda to offer food, cake, drinks, money to monks to dedicate for their relative‘s death. This Traditional ceremony start 15 days prior to last 3 days 18+19+20 September 2009 and will be held at Pagoda to offer food, drinks every day to monks.

 

Water Festival
01-02-03 November 2009

It is Great Traditional Holidays that on this season water flow back from Tonle Sap river to Mekong river. It last 3 days ceremonies with racing boat on Tonle Sap River in front of Royal Palace presided first day and end of ceremony by King or His representative. There are also 3 nights cortege of boat-light of each ministry after end of each racing day till early morning on the next day.