Pchum Ben

Prachum Benda (បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ) ("Ancestors' Day"), more commonly known as Pchum Ben, is a Cambodian religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer Calendar. [Say, Vathany. [http://www.khmerinstitute.org/culture/pchumben.html Prachum Benda, "Ancestors' Day"] ] (In 2009, the national holiday falls on the 28th - 30th of September in the Gregorian calendar.)

The day is a time when most Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives. People cook meals for monks, bring offerings to the temple and throw rice near the temple early in the morning, believing that the ghosts of their ancestors will receive it. [ [http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/Slifka/vrc/papers/daravuth/pchum_ben.htm Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts] , Ly Daravuth, Brandeis University]

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*Public holidays in Cambodia

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* [http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/66/Cambodian_Pchum_Festival.html/ Adventure writer Antonio Graceffo writes about Pchum Benh]