Cambodian New Year, or Choul Chnam Thmey, is the biggest traditional holiday in Cambodia. It is celebrated for three days in mid-April, at the end of the harvest season.
The three days are called Maha Sangkran, Virak Wanabat and Vearak Loeung Sak. People visit pagodas, build sand mounds, splash water and play traditional games.
Pchum Ben is a Cambodian religious festival in which people make offerings to their deceased ancestors and relatives.
Khmer is the official language and is spoken by the vast majority of the population.
The Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk, is celebrated on the full moon of the Khmer month of Kadeuk, usually in October or November.
Khmer classical dance, also called the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, is a traditional performing art with graceful hand and finger gestures and elaborate costumes.
Amok is a traditional Khmer dish of freshwater fish mixed with coconut milk and kroeung spice paste, then steamed in banana leaves.
The national anthem of Cambodia is “Nokor Reach” (Majestic Kingdom).
