New Year's Eve

13 April 2013

The biggest celebration in the Cambodian calendar is Khmer New Year, usually 13-14-15 April. Here are a few photos from the holiday scene. Today was New Year's Eve.

 

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Selling fruit baskets

 Many of the Cambodian people have some Chinese ancestry, and whether they do or not, they tend to celebrate the Khmer New Year with many of same trappings as the Lunar or Chinese New Year. Everyone goes to their home village for the holidays and it is important to take gifts such as these Chinese-style fruit baskets on sale this past week.
Selling traditional plants

 These women are offering for sale a traditional plant that graces Khmer homes at the New Year time.

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