Kmer New year

Cambodian New Year (Khmer: បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី) or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language, literally "Enter the New Year", is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Year. But if you are to be literal Chnam means year and Thmey means new so you are saying enter year new. (if said in English.) The holiday lasts for three days beginning on New Year's day, which usually falls on April 13th or 14th. This time of the year is at the end of the harvesting season. The farmers enjoy the fruits of their harvest and relax before the rainy season begins. Khmer living abroad may celebrate on the weekend rather than the actual New Year's day. The Khmer new year coincides with the traditional solar new year in several parts of India, Myanmar and Thailand

Maha Songkran (មហាសង្រ្កាន្ត)
Maha Songkran, derived from Sanskrit Maha Sankranti, is the name of the first day of the new year celebration. It is the ending of the year and the beginning of a new one. People dress up and light candles and burn incense sticks at shrines. The members of each family pay homage to offer thanks for the Buddha's teachings by bowing, kneeling and prostrating themselves three times before his image. For good luck people wash their face with holy water in the morning, their chests at noon, and their feet in the evening before they go to bed.
Virak Wanabat (វ័នបត)
Virak Wanabat is the name of the second day of the new year celebration. People contribute charity to the less fortunate, help the poor, servants, homeless people, and low-income families. Families attend a dedication ceremony to their ancestors at the monastery.
Tngay Leang Saka (ថ្ងៃឡើងស័ក)
Tngay Leang Saka is the name of the third day of the new year celebration. Buddhist cleanse the Buddha statues and elders with perfumed water. Bathing the Buddha images is the symbol that water will be needed for all kinds of plants and lives. It is also thought to be a kind deed that will bring longevity, good luck, happiness and prosperity in life. By bathing their grandparents and parents, children can obtain from them best wishes and good advice for the future.

Tourist Guide Battambang

Battambang is the second largest city in Cambodia; it is also the capital of Battambang Province. A regional city with a population of about 100,000 inhabitants, Battambang is regarded as being graceful and architecturally beautiful.
The city is typified by a tropical monsoon climate with two main seasons: wet and dry. The dry season is characterised by hot summers with strong winds, and the wet season extends from April to October and brings with it heavy rains.Battambang was named after a staff used by a prominent Khymer king to wield power over the city. The architecture of the city represents the French style as well as the traditional Cambodian style. The economy of the city is mainly based on the production of rice, food crops, wood and sapphires.... Show details

Battambang Today

Battambang Today
Nowadays Battambang province is a vital agricultural area. Crops include corn, beans, oranges, sesame, and especially rice. According to 2002 year’s statistics, Battambang province produced five hundred thousand tons of rice. It is bordered by the Tonle Sap lake in the east, Pursat province to the southeast, Thailand and Pailin province in the west and Banteay Meanchey to the north. Battambang covers an area of 1,270,200 hectares. 172,000 hectares is towns and villages, 264,500 hectares is agricultural land and 476,520 ha is forest. The rest is floodland. There are 13 districts, 96 communes, and 741 villages. There are about 172,451 families and 1,250,695 people. 53 percent are women. 70% of people farm.
Battambang is also the name of the provincial capital and is Cambodia’s second largest city. It is about 291km from Phnom Penh. You can get there on National Route 5, or by train. Boats also travel to and from Siem Reap

wellcome to Apsara dance

Khmer classical dance (រាំក្បាច់ខ្មែរ) is a form of dance from Cambodia which shares some similarities with the classical dances of Thailand and Laos.
The Cambodian form is known by various names in English, such as Khmer Royal Ballet and Cambodian Court Dance. In The Cambridge Guide to Theatre and in UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity list, it is referred to as the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, although UNESCO also uses the term "Khmer classical dance."[1] In Khmer, it is formally known as robam preah reachea trop, which means 'dances of royal wealth' or simply robam.[2] During the Lon Nol regime of Cambodia, its name was changed to robam kbach boran khmer, literally meaning 'Khmer dance of the ancient style', a term which does not make any reference to its royal past.[3] Being a highly stylized art form performed primarily by females, Khmer classical dance, during the French protectorate era, was largely confined to the courts of royal palaces, performed by the consorts, concubines, relatives, and attendants of the palace;[4] thus, Western names for the art often make reference to the royal court.
The dance form is also showcased in several forms of Khmer theatre (lkhaon) such as Lkhaon Kbach Boran (the main genre of classical dance drama performed by women) and Lkhaon Khaol (a genre of dance drama performed by men).[5] Khmer classical dancers are often referred to as apsara dancers, which in the modern sense would be incorrect as the apsara is only a type of character performed by the dancers