Cambodian New Year
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Cambodian New Year, also known as Choul Chnam Thmey, Moha Sangkran or Sangkran, is the traditional celebration of the solar new year in Cambodia. A three-day public holiday in the country, the observa
Khmer women at a Cambodian New Year celebration in Lithonia, Georgia, U.S., 2010.
Preah Sorya's journey with his sun marking the Khmer New Year.
Elders cleanse statues of the Buddha with perfumed water.
Tables with offerings of flowers and food to one's ancestors are commonly set up for the Khmer New Year.
In many countries of South Asia and South East Asia, the traditional new year is calculated on the sun's entry into the constellation Aries as per the regional Hindu calendars or Buddhist calendars. T
Cambodian New Year
…living abroad may choose to celebrate during a weekend rather than just specifically 13 April through 16 April. The Khmer New Year coincides with the traditional solar new year in several parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Moha Sangkrant (Khmer: មហាសង្រ្កាន្ត, Môha Sângkrant) or Sangkrant…
Mongal Shobhajatra on Pohela Boishakh in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Myanmar performing traditional dance for the opening ceremony of the Thingyan Water Festival
Flour throwing in Laos