Khmer New Year Celebrations

The Khmer New Year is a standout amongst the most imperative occasions in Cambodia. Additionally celebrated in Thailand and other Buddhist nations, nowadays are loaded with water tossing at passers-by and different diversions. Numerous individuals mistake this for the Water Festival, however then there is no water tossing. 

For the best air in Phnom Penh, go to the region around Wat Phnom. There are free shows around evening time. 

Khmer New Year is commended for three days. 

Dates in 2016: 13-14-15 April 

The Khmer New Year celebration started from Bramhmanism, a some portion of Hinduism, which was a religion that Khmer put stock in before Buddhism. Later on Buddhism got to be connected with the celebration and afterward played all the imperative parts in the merriment. 

Gives and Games 

amusements at Wat Phnom amid Khmer New Year, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 

The third day is called Leung Sakk, the day the year truly begins. At night, to finish the New Year celebration, the Khmer need to perform the last service, called "Pithi Srang Preah", which implies giving a unique shower or an extraordinary shower to Buddha statues, the friars, senior citizens, folks, and grandparents to apologize for any misstep we have done to them and to satisfy them. These days, amid all of Khmer New Year the Khmer have a ton of fun by spreading out water to one another. 

Khmer New Year Games 

Water tossing and talc powder rubbing at Wat Phnom 

All through Khmer New Year, road corners frequently are swarmed with loved ones getting a charge out of a break from schedule, filling their extra time moving and play. Commonly Khmer recreations keep up one's mental and physical expertise. The body's circulatory strain, muscle framework and mind all are tested and reinforced for the sake of Why not attempt them for yourself? 

Chol Chhoung 

A diversion played particularly on the principal dusk of the Khmer New Year by two gatherings of young men and young ladies. Ten or 20 individuals contain every gathering, remaining in two lines inverse one another. One gathering tosses the "chhoung" to the next gathering. When it is gotten, it will be quickly tossed back to the main gathering. 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. 

Chab Kon Kleng 

A diversion played by impersonating a hen as she shields her chicks from a crow. Grown-ups commonly play this amusement on the night of the principal New Year's day. Members more often than not delegate a man with a solid form to play the hen driving numerous chicks. 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 could be allowed as they hole up behind the hen. 

Kid meets young lady 

Kid meets girld amid recreations at Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 

An amusement played by two gatherings of young men and young ladies. Every gathering tosses their own "angkunh" to hit the expert "angkunhs," which fit in with the other gathering and are put on the ground. The champs must thump the knee of the washouts with the "angkunh." "Angkunh" is the name of an unappetizing organic product seed, which resembles the knee bone. 

Spill Kanseng 

An amusement played by a gathering of kids sitting in circle. Somebody holding a "kanseng" (Cambodian towel) curved into a round shape strolls around the circle while singing a melody. The individual strolling subtly tries to put the "kanseng" behind one of the youngsters. On the off chance that that picked kid acknowledges what is going on, he or she should get the "kanseng" and beat the individual sitting alongside him or her. 

Tres 

A diversion played by tossing and getting a ball with one hand while attempting to get an expanding number of sticks with the other hand. Typically, pens or chopsticks are utilized as the sticks to be gotten. 

Splashing water - Khmer New Year - Cambodia 

Inlet Khom 

A diversion played by two youngsters in rustic or urban territories amid their spare time. Ten gaps are delved fit as a fiddle of an oval into a board in the ground. The amusement is played with 42 little dots, stones or organic product seeds. Before beginning the diversion, five dots 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 openings. He or she should rehash this procedure until they have dropped the last dot into an opening lying adjacent to a void one. 

At that point they should take every one of the dots in the gap that takes after the void one. Right now, the second player starts to play. The amusement closes when every one of the gaps are unfilled. The player with the best number of dots wins.