Cambodia's New Year, also known asThe "Cambodian New Year" is the most important festival in Cambodia, celebrated from April 14th to 16th in the Gregorian calendar, with the birth date of Shakyamuni as the era.

The Cambodian New Year is equivalent to the Chinese New Year, and various official and folk celebrations are held, making it lively and extraordinary. Like Chinese people, Cambodians also emphasize family reunion during the Chinese New Year. Cambodians who have been working hard for a year, carrying large and small bags, have set out on their way home. The grandeur of the homecoming wave is no less than that of China's Spring Festival travel!

Speaking of the origin of the Cambodian New Year, there is a magical legend. Legend has it that BrahmanBetting and guessing with a young man, whoever loses will have their head cut off. And the riddle to guess is:What parts of the body do humans have their morning, noon, and evening luck in

The young man was very distressed, sitting under the brown sugar tree, contemplating,finallyknowYesAnswer: Human luck is on the face early on,Noon lies in the chestIn the eveningIt's about the feet, because people wash their faces in the morning,Clean your chest in the afternoon,Wash your feet at night before going to bed.

BrahmanGladly admit defeat.But as the God of Creation, BrahmanCutting off one's head can bring disaster to the world, soHe deliberatelyCharge seven daughters,To place his head in a cave for worship, andChoose a dayTake turns returning to the Heavenly Realm.So,Each daughter takes turns bringing backBrahmanOn this day of the brain, it becomesThe beginning of the Cambodian Buddhist New Year.

The most important event of the Cambodian New Year isPick up the fairy. The government will announce the exact time when the fairy went down to earth that year. According to Cambodia's Buddhist tradition, every household in the country sets up a sacrificial table in advance, arranges fruits, pastries, jasmine flowers and other tribute items, lights incense candles, opens the doors and windows, beats gongs and drums, and welcomes the New Year fairy to earth. The scene is like welcoming the God of Wealth in China.

On the second day of the New Year, people organize outings in groups of families or young men and women, and the most popular place is the Buddhist temple. So, there were scenes of crowds and crowds in Buddhist temples across the country. Believers flocked to listen to monks reciting scriptures, offering fasting and blessings, showering Buddha statues, splashing water and powder in the temple, watching concerts, and playing various traditional folk games.

During this period, various temples hung Buddhist five colored flags and white crocodile like flags. People dressed in festive attire flocked to the temples to worship, and under the guidance of the elders, five or seven sand dunes were built around the temples to wish the grain was full.

On the third day of the New Year, which is the last day of the Cambodian New Year, Buddhist believers will cut colored paper into immortals, prepare some meals, and once again go to the temple to give alms and listen to scriptures, announcing the official end of the three-day Cambodian New Year.

Amidst the laughter and enthusiastic drumming, the Cambodian New Year slowly unfolds like a colorful scroll. This is a festival full of love and hope, allowing people to put aside the fatigue of the past year and welcome a better life with a new face.