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
Mongal Shobhajatra on Pohela Boishakh in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Myanmar performing traditional dance for the opening ceremony of the Thingyan Water Festival
Elders cleanse statues of the Buddha with perfumed water in Cambodia
Flour throwing in Laos
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
South and Southeast Asian solar New Year
…and Vaisakhi in India, Pohela Boishakh in Bangladesh and India, Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka, Puthandu in India and Sri Lanka, Thingyan in Myanmar, Moha Sangkran in Cambodia, Songkran in Thailand, and Pi Mai in Laos. In modern times, it is usually reckoned around 14 April…
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.
Tables with offerings of flowers and food to one's ancestors are commonly set up for the Khmer New Year.