The first day of New Year is called Moha Sangkran, and it can be described simply as the inauguration of the New Angels who come to take care of the world the coming year. The leader of Angels is named KimireaTevi. People need to clean and decorate the house and also prepare fruits and drinks for the New Year inauguration and to welcome the New Angels at every single home. She will arrive on Friday, 14th April 2006 at 6:48am needing banana as food, having buffalo as transportation.
The second day of New Year is called Wanabot, which means day of offering gifts to the parents, grandparents and elders. In the evening, people go to the temple to build a mountain of sand and ask the monks to give them a blessing of happiness and peace.
The third day is called Leung Sakk, the day the year really starts. In the evening, to complete the New Year festival, the Khmer need to perform the last ceremony, called "Pithi Srang Preah", which means giving a special bath or a special shower to Buddha statues, the monks, elders, parents, and grandparents to apologize for any mistake we have done to them and to gratify them. Nowadays, during all of Khmer New Year the Khmer have much fun by spreading out water to each other.
