What are the customs of Cambodia?

1. Dress etiquette

Because of the tropical location, Cambodian people's clothing is very thin. Their national dress is that men wear straight-necked, multi-buttoned tops, but when the weather is hot, they do not wear any tops and only wear "sarongs" or "samboks". The "sarong" is made of several feet of cloth printed with various beautiful designs sewn together on both sides, around the waist, like a skirt.

2. Etiquette

Cambodians believe that the left hand is unclean, and using the left hand to hold things or food is a sign of bad manners. They also believe that the head is a sacred part of the human body, so don't Cambodian folk dance - blessing dance people can't touch their heads, and can't touch the head of a child at will.

3, meet etiquette

Cambodian last name in the front, first name in the back. The names of nobles and commoners are different: nobles generally inherit their father's name, and commoners generally take their father's name as their family name; nobles are very particular about their names, and they often have profound meanings, while most of the commoners' names are just randomly called up, without any meanings. Cambodians usually do not call the family name, only the first name, and in the name before a crown, to show the gender, the eldest and youngest, inferiority and superiority of the difference.

4, dining etiquette

Cambodian people to rice as the staple food, they are more Buddhist, avoid killing, so do not eat animal meat, and like to eat vegetarian dishes, but in the New Year's festivals, they still have fish and meat on the table, dishes are very rich. They prefer spicy, sweet, sour taste, chili, onion, ginger, garlic is indispensable seasoning. They appreciate our Guangdong and Yunnan cuisines.

5. Marriage etiquette

According to local customs, all weddings are held in the woman's home, and the husband usually settles down with his wife after the wedding, similar to the recruitment of a family in China. Traditional weddings usually take place over three days.

The first day is "the day of the shed", that is, the woman's family built the groom shed, welcome shed and drinking shed, so that the groom before the wedding into the groom shed; the second day is the "day of the first day", including ancestor rituals, haircutting ceremonies; the third day is the "day of worship", that is, the third day is the day of the wedding, that is the day of the wedding. The third day is the "worship day", and the ceremony is usually presided over by an old man who is good at choosing the "auspicious day".

6. Mourning etiquette

Cambodians are buried in water, cremation and earth, but now cremation is the main method. After the death of a person, the family usually inserts one or two crocodile flags in front of the house to show that the family is dead. All friends and relatives wear white mourning clothes during the funeral, and the cremation time is usually arranged in the evening. Three days after the cremation, children and grandchildren retrieve the urn and place it at home for worship, or build an urn tower in the temple for burial.

People's Daily News - Introduction to various customs in Cambodia