Traditional Games of Khmer New Year

In Khmer New Year also the time to play the games. We have a lot of games to play in Khmer New Year day, the important ways of the games are the traditional games only. We can play it at the home and also can play at the pagodas, too. The games that we play are Teanh Prot, Leak Kansang, Chol Chhoung, Chap Kon Kleng, Bay Khom, Bos Angkonh...

Khmer New Year Days

Before Khmer New Year day people prepare their houses by cleaning or new painting the wall, changing new curtains, replacing new furniture, kitchen where which are broken. People make themselves new clothes. All these are activities to refresh the bad feeling in the old year and a good coming year.

Angles of Khmer New Year

From the legend, Cambodians believe that every year on the first day of the New Year, there is a new angle comes down to earth. Each angle carries different items, has different vehicle and favor on different foods. The uniqueness of each angle is recorded in Moha Sangkran written by Hora (astrologer). So there will be different New Year offerings every year.

The history of Khmer New Year

For every year Cambodians always celebrate Khmer New Year, they believe that it the time to change their lucky from bad to good for their life.
All most of the festivals in Cambodia always have the stories or something that related with those festival, of course for Khmer New Year celebration also had the story of it, too. Let tracking altogether.
It concern a contest between the king of the gods, Kable Moha Prom, and the son of a tycoon, thambal.

Introduction of Khmer New Year

All nations in the world, celebrate New Year day for every year with different date and preparing to their traditional cultures. Cambodia people also celebrate New Year Day since ancient time. It is among biggest and colorful celebration of the year. That is Khmer New Year. This holidays have three days. In Khmer New Year Day