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.
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Hey i look for some songs of this group as well on the net. But cannot find. This time can i download some songs of the dengue fever from your blog?
Of course you can share some of my comment about Khmer New Year on your blog.
i linked to your blog! cool! well, you cant exactly download individual songs, but i podcast my radioshows which you can download..dengue fever has a website and they have one free song on there if you look hard enough. they are on "myspace" too. I love their new cd- you can order that in the mail very easily. this coming week i'll post a radio show featuring LOTS of khmer music... old and new. so that might be cool, though it might be hard to impress you since you live there!! thanks again for the info-- peace and blessings to you this new year (youre a rooster eh?) - just check my blog or listen to my show online this sunday!
Thanks for your information.
Let me say HAPPY NEW YEAR to u.
Can you tell me address of your blog?
sure! just click my name above! it's
http://turquoisekid.blogspot.com
: )
thanks for your sharing information too. happy new year and best of luck & inspiration to you .
Happy New Year, Monida! Serey soursdey krub prokar!
It may late to say but i must say. HAPPY NEW YEAR Carlito and Wanna. Wish you all the best in this new year.
people post those type of comments because they are bored or something. some of those dont have anything to do with khmer new year. the inter-net - wow
anyway, hey monida! cool blog.
peace
Come on girl!!!!!update ur blog!!!!
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