Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. October 5 marks the beginning of Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in Cambodia during which Buddhists commemorate seven ...

New Delhi: Phchum Ben is the most important festival in the Khmer religious calendar. Cambodians have faithfully observed the festival every year from long time back in the history.It is a 15 day ...

Buddhists living in Cambodia celebrate it with grandeur. The initial fourteen days of the religious month are termed 'Kan Ben' which leads to the most unique festival celebration 'Pchum Ben.' In 2023, ...

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia on Sunday began to celebrate the three-day traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day. In a special video message, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the ...

While Cambodians celebrated the 15-day Pchum Ben festival, which culminated this past Wednesday, their fellow nationals kept the tradition going around the globe. We heard the stories of two. Much of ...

The Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day, will be celebrated in Cambodia from Oct 1 to 3. - The Phnom Penh Post file pic PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Sunday (Sept 29) began to provide free bus service to ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Phnom Penh, Sep 21 (IANS) Cambodia on Sunday began to celebrate the three-day traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day. In a special video message, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun ...

The monk emerges. He has an ivy bush of scar tissue running along his neck. He looks at me, raises a fist to his lips and coughs a smoker's cough. "The Buddha never said we couldn't smoke," he once ...

An autumn festival in Cambodia provides a chance for families to honour their long line of ancestors - as well as feed any starving spirits. Pchum Ben, also known as the Khmer Festival of the ...

National election committee has announced that the voting enrolment will be open on public holiday, Sunday 02nd of October 2016, which is Pchum Ben Day.