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  • Chol Chnam Thmay Festival of Khmer people

    Chol Chnam Thmay Festival of Khmer people

    "Chol Chnam Thmay" means "new year" (according to calendar of Buddhism). This is the largest festival in a year of Khmer people which often takes place in April of calendar year (at the beginning the Chet month of Khmer people). The festival lasts for 3 days with the meaning of greeting a new year. Besides, the festival also marks the end of the dry period and the start of the water season in order to prepare for a new crop.

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