Cambodia is a Buddhist country. The new year of the Buddhist calendar is called "Songkran Festival". The word "Songkran" is Sanskrit, which means running, that is, the earth revolves around the sun once, the year sequence is updated, and the yuan begins again.
On the first day of the Cambodian New Year, called Sangkran, people will prepare some incense candles and tributes, such as fruits, flowers, small banana trees, cakes and drinks.
Then hang colorful lights outside the door to welcome the arrival of the New Year fairies.
Because it is to welcome the new year, people will prepare fast food to go to temples to give alms, participate in the ceremony of bathing the Buddha, and pray to the Buddha to bless the family with happiness and auspiciousness in the new year.
In addition, young people will gather together to play various folk games, and splashing water on each other is an unmissable activity, which means that the more blessings, the more unhappiness in the past year will be washed away.
(The video of Ouyang Kaiyu comes from the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia)
Responsible editor: [Wang Kai]