Water festival ceremony

     


    The annual festival marks the end of Cambodia’s rainy season, which often coincides with the reversal of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River and the resultant flooding of the Tonle Sap lake. Bon Om Touk has been celebrated in Cambodia since as early as the 13th century, and signifies a celebration of water as an invaluable, life-giving resource: when the lake floods, it becomes a significant source of fish, and the surrounding farmland benefits from an increased surplus of minerals from the lake.

    Bon Om Touk is celebrated throughout Cambodia — though the size of the celebrations varies depending on location. In Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, for instance, the festival is commemorated with boat races. In smaller communities, celebrations include special feasts, performances, dances and parties, and there are songs centred on Bon Om Touk that are commonly performed during the event.

    Cambodia is hot year round, so depend on daytime temperatures in the low- to mid-30s Celsius (high 80s to low 90s Fahrenheit). Nights during the later part of the year can be a bit cooler, averaging around 22 degrees Celsius (71 degrees Fahrenheit). And while Bon Om Touk is not a religious festival, you may wish to visit a temple (or several) during your visit; for this, you will need to pack conservative dress that covers your knees and shoulders, and women may need a shawl or scarf.

    I feel proud to be one of Cambodian citizen since it is the happiest country in the world.

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