When is the Chinese New Year in Cambodia?

Cambodian New Year is the traditional Cambodian New Year, which is celebrated for three consecutive days from April 14th to 16th of the Gregorian calendar every year. During the three consecutive days of Cambodian New Year, Cambodian people usually hold various kinds of celebrations to welcome the New Year, such as going to the market to buy New Year's goods, going to Buddhist temples to give alms and listen to monks chanting sutras, singing and dancing, as well as playing various kinds of traditional folk games.

Because of the Cambodian New Year, all government departments, institutions, schools and factories are closed, people do not work and are very relaxed, therefore, during the Cambodian New Year, everyone gathers together to welcome the fairies to the earth, and to pray for the New Year's harvests, the happiness of the whole family, and the peace of the country.

Expanded information:

In Cambodia, there are many festivals in a year, including New Year's Day, Water Delivery Festival, Kite Festival, Lenten Monk's Day, and Rainy Season Anjou Festival, etc. Among them, Water Delivery Festival is the biggest and grandest traditional festival in Cambodia, which is celebrated for three days in the frontier in the twelfth month of the Buddhist calendar when the moon is full every year. The Water Sending is to celebrate the end of the rainy season and the receding of the river.

Independence Day: November 9 (November 9, 1953, the Kingdom of Cambodia declared independence from French colonial rule, this day is designated as Cambodia's national day, but also the Cambodian military day).

King's Birthday: May 14th (celebrated nationally for 3 days).

Royal Plowing Festival: The fourth day of the second week of the sixth month of the Buddhist calendar (a symbolic plowing ceremony is held by the king or his representative at the royal field adjacent to the royal palace to pray for good weather and a good harvest in the coming year).