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| Official name | Khmer New Year |
| Also called | Sangkran New Year |
| Observed by | Cambodians |
| Significance | Marks the traditional Lunar new year in Cambodia |
| Begins | 14 April |
| Ends | 16 April |
| Date | 14.15.16 April |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | South and Southeast Asian New Year |
Khmer New Year is the Cambodian New Year, which is determined by the Buddhist calendar according to the orbit of the moon, which is measured by the measure of the lunar year. In Cambodian culture, this festival is called "The Hot Season" of the mini-holiday or Small vacations Derived from the civilization of Indian culture called New Year "Sankranti" The word Sankranti is the original language of the word (Sanskrit) which is defined by the Cambodian people as (Sangkran Khmer) New Year is celebrated every 13th or 14th of April every year and all Cambodians are off work to celebrate their New Year. Which lasts throughout the week.[1]
Traditions Before Khmer New Year
Before the Khmer New Year arrives, all Cambodians will return to their hometowns to reunite with their families once a year, after which they will clean and decorate their homes. With the tradition of star lanterns, they believe that the light of the lanterns will bring glory, good fortune and wealth, as well as Khmer folk games in their villages. Such as: Chol Chhoung, Leak Kanseng, Tug of war, Bos Angkunh, the king wants, Kleng Chab Kon Moan mean pretending to catch chickens, other than these games, there is also another kind of game called water throwing ceremony Each home-throwing event always has a water tank in front of their house to throw water on the passengers, who they believe are the evils that have haunted us since the old year and need to be cleaned. Released in the new year Which is an indispensable tradition in Khmer traditional culture related to the rites of reciting the Buddha and quoting the living God, who is also our parents and grandparents.[2]
Water Throwing and Powder Ceremony
In the legend of the Great Sankranti, the Sutra describes water as a means of bringing the three kinds of happiness for the happiness of all human beings: "in the morning, wash your face", "during the day, wash your chest" and "in the evening wash your feet". On the occasion of the New Year, the Cambodian people also have a ceremony to honor the living (parents), elders, monks and Buddha statues. New Year's Eve water throwing is recorded by Zhou Daguan, the current Yuan dynasty ambassador from China, who recorded the Khmer New Year celebrations during the Angkorian period. 1297 AD in 13th century, Describing the inhabitants of the Angkor area, water was collected from all directions to wash and rinse in accordance with the 25 Buddha statues that were brought to the procession. At that time, many people threw water at each other. Happy and through the translation record of Mr. Ly Theam Teng on the biography of Chiv Ta Kwan published in 1973.[3]
The Meaning of Playing Powder
Khmer New Year Playing powder are likely to be influenced by the Indian culture of colored patches in the "Holi" festival, a festival in Hinduism known as the color festival. As a celebration of the eternal and divine love of (Radha Krishna), it also symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Through the legends of the incarnation of Vishnu, Narasimha Narayana, who overcame "Hiranyakashipu", the festival's popularity spread to Southeast Asia as well. Wrong time and Khmer New Year, only one month, this festival is celebrated in March. Since colored powder may affect health, Cambodians in the past came to play only white powder, which does not affect health, playing powder on the Khmer New Year of Cambodia has been very popular during the year 2000, if For more than 20 years now, he has known that people who do not know each other can play pudding together, create intimacy and love, and can take them away from some of the games. This Khmer New Year as well.[4] [5]
The Legend of Star Lantern
The constellation Lantern, taken from the great Hindu scripture Skanda Purāna, tells of the birth of the insatiable "Kala", a symbol of the Black Hole in the universe, nicknamed the "Kirtimukha", which is engraved on the surface of some of the temples of Cambodia.[6]
One day, Indra and Brihaspati, the constellations of Jupiter, traveled to Mount Kailas to meet the goddess Ganges, who is said to be the most beautiful woman on the continent and wanted to go romance to be his wife, Halfway through the journey, "Preah Eyso" as Shiva disguised himself as an "Eysei", blocking the way to experiment with Indra and Brihaspati. Indra let Eysei out of the way, but Eysei refused to leave. Indra threatened Eysei with his Vajra weapon of lightning, and threw it at Eysei hand in anger. Eysei opened his third eye with electric fire Shot at Indra, Brihaspati saw this and jumped to help Indra escape from the power of Eysei's third eye. The energy of the third eye of the Eysei runs to touch and the layers of the universe make the created insatiable appetite "kala". Kala swallowed up all the constellations in the universe. Brihaspati saw this and said, "If this instinct swallows up all the stars, the whole universe will be darkened, and Eysei will be transformed into Eyso. Indra and Jupiter also knew that this was a great deity, so he knelt down, asked Eyso to forgive him, and asked him to stop Kala. But Kala said, "I'm not full. How can I stop being hungry?" Preah Eyso also said that he ate his own tail and sat down and was full. "Kala" ate his tail around his face and died. By "Kala" being a faithful instinct, Eyso named it Kirtimukha. This meaningful legend, which is a Cambodian translation, is associated with the cultural traditions of the Lantern Festival during the Khmer New Year season to the present, while other translations have been translated differently. Of other taxpayers as well.
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References
- ^ Vappadharm Khmaer (1981) Khmer Family Culture, Publisher: Rungsin Kānphim, Original from the University of Michigan, OCLC Number: 54221527
- ^ Robert Headley, Rath Chim (1998) Cambodian Advanced Reader, Publisher: Dunwoody Press, Original from the University of Michigan p.309 ISBN: 188126565X
- ^ Tore Ahlbäck (1996) Dance, Music, Art, and Religion: Based on Papers Read at the Symposium on Dance, Music, and Art in Religions Held at Åbo, Finland, on the 16th-18th August 1994, Publisher: Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History, Original from the University of Michigan, p.380 ISBN: 9516508340
- ^ Kaev Bhuan (2004) Tourism Sites of Cambodia, Publisher: Ponleu Khmer, Original from the University of California p.295
- ^ Matt Jacobson (2004) Adventure Cambodia: An Explorer's Travel Guide, Publisher: Silkworm Books, Original from the University of California p.393 ISBN: 9749575539
- ^ Ananthacharya Indological Research Institute series (1982) Proceedings of the Seminar on "Symbolism In Temple Art and Architecture", Held in February 1981, Editor: K. K. A. Venkatachari, Publisher: Ananthacharya Indological Research Institute, Original from the University of Michigan p.94