{"id":36153,"date":"2024-04-01T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T01:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=36153"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T04:16:56","slug":"khmer-new-year-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/khmer-new-year-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia&#8217;s New Year: EXO&#8217;s guide to this vibrant festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36153\" class=\"elementor elementor-36153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a5c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a5c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April is a time of celebration in Cambodia as the country rings in their new year. Based on the lunar calendar, the festival is a time for families and friends to come together, share gifts, visit temples and partake in other new year traditions.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2400d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2400d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe4a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choul Chnam Thmey,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the festival lasts for three days- although it is not unusual for celebrations to continue for a week or more. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of <strong>traditions around spiritual and social activities<\/strong>, the most famous of which being the throwing of water.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018It is a happy time during the celebration and linked well to <strong>our cultural activities<\/strong>,\u2019 explains <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samphoas, EXO Cambodia\u2019s Inbound Manager<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 \u2018People meet at the <strong>pagodas<\/strong> and, in recent years, <strong>splashing water along the roads,<\/strong> particularly from the afternoon time, became a more popular activity, especially for young people\u2019.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn more about the Khmer New Year, its traditions and tips for how travellers can enjoy the best of the festivities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d99e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ba1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12ba1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa1d5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baa1d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/partner\/partners-with-us\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Partner with EXO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cfb6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74cfb6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ff1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69ff1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24a77d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d24a77d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5bfd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc5bfd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9861b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e9861b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-5-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cambodia-new-year-5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a523d4b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a523d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d2ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6d2ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7791c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7791c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival lasts three days, <strong>starting on the 13th or 14th of April<\/strong>, aligning with the Theravada Buddhist lunar calendar. Each day has a unique focus, as Cambodians usher in the new year:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Day 1- <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moha Songkran: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <strong>day of blessing<\/strong>.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people must prepare a table full of fruits, drinks, flowers and other items as offerings to the new angel. An interesting fact is that the Khmer people believe there are 7 angels who rotate year to year, with each angel having a preferred food. On <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moha Songkran,\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there is also a ritual washing through the course of the day which signifies purification and luck.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Day 2- <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veareak Vanabat:<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the<strong> day of donating and gratitude<\/strong>. Most people donate gifts to the elders of the family, which includes parents and grandparents, or perform acts of charity.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Day 3- <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vearak Leung Sak:<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This day is about<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bidding farewell to the year gone by and <strong>welcoming the New Year<\/strong>, with new hopes. People may cleanse Buddha status, symbolising the removal of evil, or wash elders\u2019 hands and feet to show gratitude. This is also a day of celebration, with families and communities gathering to welcome the new year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15786cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15786cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c7cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87c7cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60440ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f747e21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f747e21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3028934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3028934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Where to enjoy Khmer New Year:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the new year is celebrated throughout the country, the <strong>liveliest festivities are focused on Siem Reap<\/strong>, however smaller community events can be found <strong>in every province<\/strong>. In fact, in recent years, the government has encouraged each province to host special festivities to promote domestic travel and local economies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most travellers will <strong>experience Khmer New Year out in the streets<\/strong>, joining in the water festival either in large parties like Siem Reap or in smaller, more intimate gatherings in villages or rural areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Travellers can also visit pagodas<\/strong>, witnessing traditions such as making offerings, rinsing of the Buddha statue and presenting alms to monks.\u00a0 If lucky, travellers may b<\/span>e<strong> invited into a local home<\/strong> to see the rituals that are so important to the New Year, like cleaning the house and setting the table to offer to angels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68cca6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Travel inspiration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2fbf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e2fbf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d057d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d057d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tips for Travellers:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be prepared to get wet: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When going outside, we suggest travellers wear light cotton clothes that will dry quickly and wear sport shoes to avoid slipping. Leave phones and cameras at home or bring a high-quality waterproof bag to protect them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Restaurant closures: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Most restaurants and shops close during the Water Festival, giving staff the chance to travel home and spend time with their family during the holiday. However there are always a handful that stay open, so there is always food to be had- just not a huge variety!. It\u2019s recommended to book a hotel with dining facilities and be prepared for a few days of limited dining options.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Join in!: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embrace the experience of travelling during the local new year! 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