Tugging Rituals and Games
Tugging rituals and games in the rice-farming cultures of East Asia and Southeast Asia are enacted among communities to ensure abundant harvests and prosperity.
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Lakhaon Bassac
Lakhaon Bassac is originated in Bassac district, Khleang province in front of Preah Trapeang province, Cochinchine or Kampuchea Krom.
Preah Vihear Temple – The temple complex on the edge of a mountain plateau
Prasat Preah Vihear is stationed at a stunning location of all of the temples that were constructed during the six-hundred-year Khmer Empire because it provides a natural viewpoint that extends for several kilometers over a plain.
Banteay Srei Temple – The jewel of Khmer art
Banteay Srei temple is a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Located in the area of Angkor, it lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km (16 miles) north-east of the main group of temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yasodharapura and Angkor Thom.
Kun Lbokator – The Khmer ancient martial art
Kun Lbokator, known formally as Lbokator (គុនល្បុក្កតោ), is a Khmer martial art form that involves close hand-to-hand combat, ground techniques, and weapons. Lbokator is one of the earliest Khmer martial art dating back to early Angkorian period.
Mondulkiri Province
Mondulkiri is one of the northeastern provinces of Cambodia which is 390 kilometers (The provincial capital is Senmonorom which is located in the southeastern part of the province) from Phnom Penh along National Road 7, 8, 76, and 141.
Sbaek Lakhaoun (Khmer Shadow Theatre)
It is believed shadow leather originated in Cambodia probably in the pre-Angkor period. Based on the evidence, for example, the stone inscription (K.155) at Kuk Roka, Kampong Thom from the pre-Angkor period, which describes woman puppeteers in a performance using figures in a ceremony invoking Sarasvati, the goddess of learning and the arts. This confirms the use of small puppet images in religious ceremonies. Based on this inscription, we believe that Khmer puppets originated in the pre-Angkor period (9th Century).
Bayon Temple
Bayon temple is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple in the Angkor area in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the center of Jayavarman’s capital, Angkor Thom.
Angkor Wat – The World’s Architectural Masterpiece from Cambodia
Angkor Wat Siem Reap Cambodia where history and nature coexist. Angkor Wat, the biggest and most divine religious structure, shows the advanced architecture of the Khmer Empire.
Bos Angkunh
Bos Angkunh is a popular Khmer traditional game played especially during Khmer New Year at villages, or schools, especially at the pagodas. Angkunh is called after one kind of dried fruit from a climbing plant in Cambodia.
Apsara Dance
Apsara Dance is one of many dances in the Khmer Classical Dance. This dance invented in the mid-20th Century by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, under the patronage of Queen Sisowat Kosamak.
Robam Jun Por (Blessing Dance)
Robam Jun Por (Blessing Dance) is traditionally performed at the beginning of a ceremony to greet, bless, and offer good wishes to the audience.
Robam Kuos Tralaok (Coconut shell Dance)
Robam Kous Trolaok (Coconut Shell Dance) has been a legacy of the Khmer people for a long time. This traditional folk dance originated in Romeas Hek district in Svay Rieng Province.
Ok Chaktrong
The name Ok is because each party’s purpose is to attack the Sdach in order to win, and when one is about to attack the king, they will say Ok.