Cambodia has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as ចន្ទគតិ Chântôkôtĕ, is a lunisolar calendar although the word itself means lunar calendar.[1] While the calendar is based on the movement of the moon, calendar dates are also synchronized with the solar year to keep the seasons from drifting.[1]
Therefore, some public holidays are subject to change every year based on the lunar calendar.[2]
Public holidays
Other festivals
References
- ^ a b "Khmer Calendar". www.cam-cc.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "List Of Public Holidays in 2021". International Business Chamber Cambodia. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "When Peace Is Controversial: Cambodia Celebrates "Victory over Genocide Day"". The Organization for World Peace. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Khmer Belief in Kite Flying | Drachen Foundation". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "Silkworm Festival – IKTT (Institute for Khmer Traditional Textiles), from SiemReap Cambodia". iktt.esprit-libre.org.
- ^ "Chinese New Year 2nd largest celebration in Cambodia – Headlines, features, photo and videos from ecns.cn|china|news|chinanews|ecns|cns". www.ecns.cn.
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- ^ "Qingming Festival – The Cambodia Herald".
- ^ Miles, Craig. "Khmer focus in giant puppet parade | Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
External links
- Public Holiday Calendar for Civil Servant and Worker for 2017, Royal Government of Cambodia
- 2016 Public Holidays, Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Public Holidays for 2015, Cambodian Embassy in Australia