I wish everyone of you a wonderful and Happy New Year !!M

May all of your dreams come true this year :)

Thanks to you, wish you the same

Happy Khmer New Year to all guys in this forum!!!!!!!!!!!the best of luck to all!

Happy New Year to everyone!

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Happy New Year to everyone. Usually Khmer New Year is boring for me but I think this year is going to be different. I have a lot of things planned. :cheers:

What does a foreigner in Cambodia do during Khmer New Year? Same thing as other Khmers or is it just another day for him/her?

^^I'm about to ask the same question...I'll just wait for your replies :cheers:

Happy New Year!

Happy Chol Chnam Thmey everyone wishing that this year will bring more happiness in to each n everyone life more new project for cambodia more work for the people n wishing the best for cambodia n all my cambodian people one love Khmer Dermbey Khmer

any pix please. I'm curious to see them. Happy New Year ^_^

I can hardly see anyone celebrate the new year here in Cambodia, even on the streets. Other than the 5 mins firework I heard from my room, that was it.

I can hardly see anyone celebrate the new year here in Cambodia, even on the streets. Other than the 5 mins firework I heard from my room, that was it.

The people are at the temple, celebrating, or they are waiting for this weekend

The people are at the temple, celebrating, or they are waiting for this weekend

Thats good !! I may go to the temple and see how they celebrates :)

This is actully the first time I spend the New Year in Cambodia.

What is on this weekend??

^^
Dont miss it!

Khmer New Year is the most fun holiday in Cambodia! we go to temples(offer some food to monks) and then party is on, we dance and play traditional Khmer games also they will throw water on you.

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I think there will be boat race festival soon.

Happy Cambodia New Year!!!
Can you show pics in Songkran or Newyear festval in Cambodia this year?






vs Songkran festival in Thailand, 2010




Khnon Kaen(E-san)

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Chiang Mai(North)

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Hat Yai(South)



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Silom rd., Bangkok

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Silom road in Bangkok is just amazing!! I believe no other places can beat this crowd.

Silom is actually the main venue for this year Songkran celebration.

It will attract even more tourists coming without the red shirt protest.

PHNOM PENH, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's New Year started Wednesday which will last three days, and millions of Cambodians enjoy their celebration at many forms including the families gathering across the nation.

As usual, many residents, the families or workers in the country's capital city of Phnom Penh are travelling to rural areas or their birth places to meet their parents or relatives.

But what happen during these festivities, those travelers and happy goers are complaining about the rise of double or triple high cost of transportation as usually demanded by the vehicle operators.

Other than that, traffic jams and slow services at ferry crossing points are other things being complained about, but now thanks to two new Chinese donated bridges that help facilitate the smooth and fast flow of travelers who are getting out of town to north and northeast parts of the country, in addition to the existing two bridges donated by Japan.

On the other hand, authorities including traffic police, armed forces are busy to secure that any disturbance during the period is not to happen with their maximum efforts that may account from the theft, robbery, accidents, fire, as well as other social disorders.

In recent years, Phnom Penh Municipal Authority has warned residents not to purchase or use water cannon or fire crackers, fearing accidents often caused by these plays.

But, at the same time, many popular games and performances are encouraged by the authorities to entertain the mass holiday goers, especially, the farmers who flock to the city.

Besides, the performances in music, comics, dances and traditional arts, several old popular games are played across the country such as: knotted scarf throwing, tug-of-war, hidden knotted scarf, leaf snatching and bamboo.

Khmer New Year is celebrated every year in mid April in accordance with Moha Songkran, a Khmer form of astrology with 12 animals and this year is the year of tiger and it started on Wednesday at 07:36 a.m. local time.

The festival encourages people to enjoy the upcoming year, and to forget all unhappiness over the past year.

The Khmer New Year celebration is not only held in Cambodia, but also among overseas Cambodians living in the United States, France, Australia and Canada among others.

Ceremonial Song & Dance in Phnom Penh

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I wonder why Thailand and Cambodia have a same great festival? Could Anyone tell me some information about this.

Happy New Year in Thailand celebrate on Apr 13 but New year in Cambodia celebrate on Apr 14.

The new year in Thailand was ended one day earlier than Cambodia. This is because it based on different Buddhist Calendar.

Punjab New Year in Punjab
Baisakh in Nepal
Assamese New Year in Assam
Boishakh in Bangladesh
Vishuva Sankranti in Oriya
Sinhalese New Year in Sri Lanka
Puthandu in Tamil
Vishu in Kerala
Chol Chnam Thmey Festival in Cambodia
Thingyan in Myanmar
Songkan Festival in Laos
Songkran Festival in Thailand

It's a New Year Festival

Happy Cambodia New Year!!!