Festivals

APAD 160: Great day to visit the wat

Posted by The Insider on Sep 16, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, festivals, new temples, Phnom Penh, sights, Skywatch Friday | 8 comments

It’s the third day of the Pchum Ben Festival (Festival of the Dead, or, the Festival of the Ancestors) and the faithful Buddhists troop to the wats (temples) to offer food, incense and prayers for their dead family members and relatives.

It was a beautiful warm, sunny day this morning – perfect for visiting the wat. But later in the day, the sky darkened, the heavens opened and out came the rain. People scampered everywhere looking for shelter. It was a mad, mad dash!

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>That’s My World 003: Psah Kandal, Phnom Penh

Posted by The Insider on Apr 21, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, culture, festivals, Phnom Penh, sights, That's My World, What's On | 6 comments

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Traffic frenzy a day before the Khmer New Year. See story here.

>Mellow Yellow Monday 003: Khmer New Year Offering

Posted by The Insider on Apr 20, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, festivals, Mellow Yellow Monday, sights | 6 comments

Last week, we celebrated the Khmer New Year. It’s a 3-day celebration that started last April 14 and ended on April 16. Buddhists believed that on the first day of the New Year, apsaras or devatas (Khmer angels) descend to replace the old ones here guarding the earth. On the photo is my landlady preparing her “altar”, filled with candles, incense, fruits and other food to greet the new batch of angels. To know more about how the Khmer New Year is celebration, please read this post.

>Flying high…

Posted by The Insider on Feb 3, 2009 in A Photo a Day, faces, festivals, people, Phnom Penh, sights, Women, Wordless Wednesday | 5 comments

Cheyor, Kampuchea!
2008 Bon Ekareich (Independence Day Celebration)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

>Photo Hunt #16: Street Party

Posted by The Insider on Mar 1, 2008 in Everything Pinoy, festivals, Photo Hunt, sights | 0 comments

This is the Ati-atihan Festival’s street party!

Thanks to my sister, MamaGirl, for providing me the photos. It’s been a long while since I last went home and I sure miss the merrymaking and celebrations there. Her story on the Ati-atihan festival can be found here, and more photos here.