Cambodians likewise utilize Buddhist Era to check the year in view of the Buddhist date-book. For 2016, it is 2560 BE (Buddhist Era).
The three days of Khmer new year
Maha Songkran, got from Sanskrit Maha Sankranti, is the name of the primary day of the new year festivity. It is the end of the year and the start of another one. Individuals spruce up and light candles and smolder incense sticks at sanctums, where the individuals from every family pay tribute to offer a debt of gratitude is in order for the Buddha's lessons by bowing, stooping and prostrating themselves three times before his picture. For good fortunes individuals wash their face with sacred water in the morning, their mid-sections at twelve, and their feet in the prior night they go to bed.
Maha Songkran, got from Sanskrit Maha Sankranti, is the name of the primary day of the new year festivity. It is the end of the year and the start of another one. Individuals spruce up and light candles and smolder incense sticks at sanctums, where the individuals from every family pay tribute to offer a debt of gratitude is in order for the Buddha's lessons by bowing, stooping and prostrating themselves three times before his picture. For good fortunes individuals wash their face with sacred water in the morning, their mid-sections at twelve, and their feet in the prior night they go to bed.
Vireak Vannabat
Vireak Vannabat is the name of the second day of the new year festivity. Individuals contribute philanthropy to the less blessed by helping poor people, workers, destitute, and low-wage families. Families go to a commitment service to their progenitors at cloisters.
Vireak Vannabat is the name of the second day of the new year festivity. Individuals contribute philanthropy to the less blessed by helping poor people, workers, destitute, and low-wage families. Families go to a commitment service to their progenitors at cloisters.
Vireak Loeng Sak
T'ngai Loeng Sak in Khmer is the name of the third day of the new year festivity. Buddhists wash the Buddha statues and their senior citizens with perfumed water. Showering the Buddha pictures is a typical practice to wash terrible activities away like water clean earth from family unit things. It is additionally thought to be a kind deed that will bring life span, good fortunes, joy and success in life. By washing their grandparents and guardians, the kids can get from them all the best and great recommendations to carry on with the life for whatever is left of the year.
New year's Customs
In sanctuaries, individuals erected a sand hillock on sanctuary grounds. They hill up a major pointed slope of sand or arch in the middle which speaks to Valuka Chaitya, the stupa at Tavatimsa where the Buddha's hair and diadem are covered. The huge stupa is encompassed by four little ones, which speak to the stupas of the Buddha's most loved supporters: Sariputta, Moggallana, Ananda, and Maha Kassapa. There is another convention called Sraung Preah (ស្រង់ព្រះ) : pouring water or fluid mortar (a blend of water with some chalk powder) on senior relative, or individuals (generally the more youthful era is in charge of pouring the water).
The Khmer New Year is additionally a period to plan uncommon dishes. One of these is a "kralan": a cake produced using steamed rice blended with beans or peas, ground coconut and coconut milk. The blend is full inside a bamboo stick and gradually simmered.
Traditional Games
Cambodia is home to an assortment of amusements played to change the dull days into important events. These diversions are like those played at Manipur, a north-eastern state in India. All through the Khmer New Year, road corners frequently are swarmed with loved ones appreciating a break from schedule, filling their available time with moving and recreations. Normally, Khmer amusements keep up one's mental and physical expertise.
Chol Chhoung
An amusement played particularly on the primary sunset of the Khmer New Year by two gatherings of young men and young ladies. Ten or 20 individuals include every gathering, remaining in two lines inverse each other. One gathering tosses the "chhoung" to the next gathering. When it is gotten, it will be quickly tossed back to the principal bunch. On the off chance that somebody is hit by the "chhoung," the entire gathering must move to get the "chhoung" back while the other gathering sings to the move.
Chab kon Kleng
An amusement played by mimicking a hen as she shields her chicks from a crow. Grown-ups regularly play this amusement on the night of the main New Year's Day. Members ordinarily name a solid player to play the hen who ensures "her" chicks, while someone else is picked to be the "crow". While both sides sing a tune of bartering, the crow tries to get whatever number chicks as would be prudent as they hole up behind the hen.
Bos Angkunh
The straightforward style comprises of simply tossing the Ongkunhs to hit the objective Ongkunhs. The amplified style includes five more stages notwithstanding the tossing stage. Both styles end with a punishment called Jours-movement that the triumphant colleagues get the chance to perform on the losing colleagues. The Jours-action is performed by utilizing the Onkunghs the hit the knees of the losing group.
Bos Angkunh
The straightforward style comprises of simply tossing the Ongkunhs to hit the objective Ongkunhs. The amplified style includes five more stages notwithstanding the tossing stage. Both styles end with a punishment called Jours-movement that the triumphant colleagues get the chance to perform on the losing colleagues. The Jours-action is performed by utilizing the Onkunghs the hit the knees of the losing group.
Leak Kanseng
A diversion played by a gathering of youngsters sitting around. Somebody holding a "kanseng" (Cambodian towel) that is contorted into a round shape strolls around the circle while singing a tune. The individual strolling subtly tries to put the "kanseng" behind one of the youngsters. On the off chance that that picked youngster acknowledges what is going on, he or she should get the "kanseng" and beat the individual sitting beside him or her.
By Khom
An amusement played by two kids in provincial or urban ranges amid their recreation time. Ten gaps are dove fit as a fiddle of an oval into a board in the ground. The amusement is played with 42 little dots, stones or natural product seeds. Before beginning the diversion, five dabs are put into each of the two gaps situated at the tip of the board. Four globules are put in each of the staying eight gaps. The primary player takes every one of the dabs from any gap and drops them one by one in alternate gaps. He or she should rehash this procedure until they have dropped the last dot into a gap that untruths other than any void one. At that point they should take every one of the dots in the gap that takes after the unfilled one. Now, the second player may have his turn. The diversion closes when every one of the gaps are void. The player with the best number of globules wins. It is perhaps like congkak.
Angkor Sankrante
Angkor Sankranti is an occasion of Khmer New Year sorted out by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) which is held in Siem Reap territory from 13–16 April in 2014 in front of Angor Vat, in 2015 inside Angkorthom City, so called Mohanagara sacred city . Angkor Sankranti is an open door for all Cambodians as an assembled Khmer Family and for outside companions to get exceptional and flawless encounters amid Khmer New Year in Cambodia.