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Chol Chhoung (ចោលឈូង, Chaôl Chhung) is a game played especially on the first nightfall of the Khmer New Year by two groups of boys and girls. Ten or 20 people comprise each group, standing in two rows opposite each other.
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 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]
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.
Cambodia is famous for Pradal Serey or Kun Khmer. Pradal serey, or Traditional Khmer kickboxing, is a popular sport in Cambodia. A match consists of five sets of three-minute rounds and takes place in a 6.1 meter square boxing ring. A one- or two-minute break occurs between each round.
The Trot dance is the most popular Mon-Khmer traditional dance usually performed by groups during the Sangkran Khmer New Year festival. [1]It is the pantomime of a deer hunt imitating the beings which are called upon to be attracted to the human realm, one of the fundamental goals of the sacred dances of Cambodia.
Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year.
Ayai (Khmer: អាយ៉ៃខ្មែរ) is one of the four main musical styles of Khmer traditional culture, [1] along with pinpeat, mahori, and phleng khmer. [2] It can be more specifically defined as "repartee singing, usually the theatrical alternation of a man and a woman, accompanied by an ensemble of the same name."