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The Khmer New Year coincides with the traditional solar new year in several parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. The three days of the new year Preah Sorya's journey with his sun marking the Khmer New Year.
The tugging ritual and game, held at the Hapao River, is performed after the completion of harvest. [12] It formally closes the farming cycle and signals the beginning of a new one upon commencing with the punnuk. [13] The tugging ritual and game consists of groups of men wielding a hooked sapling of the attoba tree. [12]
This art was very popular as an indigenous game of the youth of Manipur. This game is displayed even now, during the festival "Kwak Jatra" after Durga Puja. Some outdoor games formerly played by children are nearly extinct. These include Khutlokpi, Phibul Thomba, and Chaphu Thugaibi They are played especially during the Khmer New Year. [9]
Khmer traditional wrestling is yet another popular Cambodian sport. A wrestling match consists of three rounds, which may be won by forcing an opponent to his back. Traditional matches are held during the Khmer New Year and other Cambodian holidays. Ox cart racing is a sport in Cambodia that takes place during the Khmer New Year.
This ritual, which still persists today, is an essential component of Bokator. In April 1930, King Sisowath Monivong invited Resident Superior Fernand Marie Joseph Antoine Lavit to witness traditional martial arts inside the Royal Palace as part of the Khmer New Year celebrations.
Sbek Thom is a Khmer shadow theatre that featuring 2 meters high. The theatre is believed to date back since before the Angkorian period. The performances could only take place on specific occasions three or four times a year, such as the Khmer New Year, the King’s birthday or the veneration of famous people.
The Ayai art form originated from popular routines, like many other Khmer traditions. In the past, Cambodian people would perform traditional games - which often included singing and dancing - in their villages, most often during the Khmer New Year festival and other celebrations.
Cambodians see this legend as the origin of thunder, lightning, and rain. The fight between Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso believed to re-occur every year in mid-April around the time of Cambodian New Year. This period is at the height of the dry season just before the monsoon rains will fall and nourish the Cambodian farmland. The monsoon rains ...