Cambodian New Year, or Choul Chnam Thmey, is the biggest traditional holiday in Cambodia. It is celebrated for three days in mid-April, at the end of the harvest season.
The three days are called Maha Sangkran, Virak Wanabat and Vearak Loeung Sak. People visit pagodas, build sand mounds, splash water and play traditional games.
Pchum Ben is a Cambodian religious festival in which people make offerings to their deceased ancestors and relatives.
The Khmer script is an abugida used to write the Khmer language.
Khmer classical dance, also called the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, is a traditional performing art with graceful hand and finger gestures and elaborate costumes.
Angkor Wat is one of the largest religious monuments in the world and the national symbol of Cambodia — it appears on the national flag.
Khmer is the official language and is spoken by the vast majority of the population.
The Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk, is celebrated on the full moon of the Khmer month of Kadeuk, usually in October or November.
