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Culture

History of Cambodia

The long history of Cambodia began with the first Khmer empire called Funan known not only as Khmer’s but also as southeast Asia’s oldest state. And it seems like today’s Khmer customs and cultu...

Overview of Cambodia's Customs

Customary Cambodian teachings include: that if a person does not wake up before sunrise he is lazy; you have to tell your parents or elders where you are going and what time you are coming back home;...

Dance of Cambodia

Cambodian Dance comprises two main categories: classical dance and folk dance, each of which contain several dozen dances.

Costume of Cambodian

Most Cambodians dress up casually except when they are attending formal events. It is common to see men and women using Krama, a Long, Narrow checked cotton cloth round their neck.

Water festival

This vast festival is probably the most extravagant festival in the calendar. Over three days starting with the last full moon day in October or the beginning of November up to a million people from...

Khmer New Year's Day

Khmer New Year is the greatest traditional festival in Cambodia, it begins on April 13th or can be on April 14th, depending on the "MohaSangkran," which is the ancient horoscope.

Weddings

Weddings are the most important social events in the lives of young people. Men usually get married between the ages of nineteen and twenty-four and women between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two....

Funerals

Most Cambodians are Buddhists. Accordingly, they do not look on death as the end of life. Rather, they consider it the beginning of a new life that they hope will be better than the one which ended....

Cambodian Literature

The center of Cambodian literature consists of myths and legends passed down orally from generation to generation.  Most of these are based on stories about Buddha's previous lives (Jataka...

Architecture and housing

The Angkorian architects and sculptors created temples that mapped the cosmic world in stone. Khmer decorations drew inspiration from religion, and mythical creatures from Hinduism and Buddhism were...