Different celebrated festivals in Cambodia

Several numbers of festivals are celebrated by theGod’. You can see many people with water pistols
rural and urban Cambodians. These celebrationsand small water bags which are mainly used to
attract a lot of people throughout the year. All of them‘bless’ passersby. People are seen very happy
gather to the capital to join in the grand celebrations.at this time and you are sure to get proper welcome in
You can see lots of fireworks display at that time. Asthe city.
a matter of fact firework display is the usualChinese New Year is usually celebrated in the month
accompaniment of these festivals. All the citizens ofof January or February. Large numbers of Chinese
the country carry a excellent mood to enjoy theare present in Cambodia and most of them are
grandeur. Happiness can be seen in every corner.businessman. They have money and this is the reason
These are usually the traditional festivals influenced bywhy Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in
the Buddhism, Hinduism and also the Royal culture.Cambodia. In Phnom Penh you can see the actual
Some of the important festivals that are celebrated inpomp. Fireworks are widely exhibited in most of the
Cambodia can be mentioned below.   places.
Khmer New Year’s Day is celebrated in the monthKing Sihanouk’s birthday is celebrated on the 31st
of April. Thai New Year is also celebrated at the sameday of October. He was the influential king of
time. The whole country enjoy at this time. TheCambodia. People come to Phnom Penh and enjoy
calculation is completely based on the ancient Khmerthe celebrations. Sometimes the water festival and
calendar. The closing stage of the harvest is alsoKing’s birthday come at the same time and people
marked according to this festival. The homes of theget double reason to celebrate. People gather at the
Cambodian citizen are properly decorated at this time.Royal Palace.
The main intention is to please the ‘Heaven