THE PLOUGHING CEREMONY
Cambodia is a country that has a lot of ceremonies. One of those which is well know to Cambodian people is Ploughing Ceremony.
The Ploughing Ceremony is one of the royal ceremonies. It is held once a year at the beginning of the wet season during May. IN the the middle of the Khmer month of Pisak. At this important time, the King expresses his ideas about the development of the country. The festival is celebrated over four das, but the final day is the most important.
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| The Ploughing Ceremony, Battambong 1960s |
The royal cattle that are used in the ceremonyare chosen very carefully. Their colour must be black or white and before the ceremony they are decorated in a traditional way so that they look very beautiful. The person who does the ploughing is also very important in previous times. The King did the task himself, but nowadays his is replaced by a member of the Royal Family or the Royal Palce. This person, who is appointed by the King, is called the "Sdach Neak".
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