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boomerang


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Cambodia held the Royal Plowing Ceremony yesterday. So colorful!!
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I found this on a Cambodian blog. Thought you guys might love to see it.







Morning Procession. The ceremony started with a breathtaking procession from the Royal Palace to Veal Preah Meru - where the ceremony was held. Presiding over the ceremony were His Majesty the King and hundreds of officials, dignitaries, diplomatic corps and the public.


The Royal Pavilion


His Majesty the King of Cambodia sitting in the pavilion. Long live Your Majesty!


S’dech Neak and Mae Hua. This year, His Majesty the King appointed Tep Ngon, second vice-president of Senate, and his wife the S’dech Neak and Mae Hua.


A group of Brahmins holding the saingkh (ស័ង្ខ)​ waited for the plowing to kick off.


I wanna see it, uncle! A foreign tourist and his little kiddo friend closely observed the proceeding, as the ceremony unfolded.



The Plowing. By tradition, the S’dech Neak would do three rounds of plowing around the field, using three pairs of royal oxen. Following closely after him, the Me Hua would throw rice seeds, which symbolizes the planting of rice seeds in the seedbed.


Harvest Forecast. Following the plowing, the royal oxen were let loose and offered trays of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and alcohol. By tradition, depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers would make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful. As the oxen ate a lot of beans, corn and rice this year, it is believed that production of the three crops will be good.


One of my favorite shots. These guys are Pinpeat musicians. Without them, the ceremony wouldn’t have been so lively.


Beauty of the Day. Funnily enough, during the procession, I found this stunningly beautiful girl. Really love her smile!

Photo courtesy of http://mongkol.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/royal-plowing-ceremony-2008/

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Beautiful photos, rich cultures, and indeed colorful aww

Thank you for sharing,

by the way,

Do Laos have something like this? confused

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beutifulll traditionss,,, im glad to see our neighbors showing suchh rich culture.


beutiful and kudos to our neighbors and brothers of cambodia

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I don't get it. Does Cambodia have the King?  And what is the king's name?  I thought Cambodia just like Laos.  After 1975, The Revolution party outlawed the King!

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Laos used to have more ceremonies/festivities, something like this one, until 1975 some of the rituals were banned.

This royal plowing ceremony in Cambodia reminds me of the one in Thailand. The two countries have so much in common.

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Wow... beautiful ceremony. I wish I were there aww
By the way, Laos and Cambodia is very close. The prediction of year in Cambodia will be applicable to Laos as well biggrin.

Let's export more rices this year smile

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Laos2beLaos wrote:

I don't get it. Does Cambodia have the King?  And what is the king's name?  I thought Cambodia just like Laos.  After 1975, The Revolution party outlawed the King!


His name is Norodom Sihamoni, reigned since 2004.
Learn more about Cambodia's history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cambodia



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Laos2beLaos wrote:

I don't get it. Does Cambodia have the King? And what is the king's name? I thought Cambodia just like Laos. After 1975, The Revolution party outlawed the King!


No, because the last King made some risky decisions and sided with those revolutionaries.

The Royals in Cambodia share respect amongst their people, but they aren't viewed as some King-God like other countries in the world.

Colorful indeed, I like the get-ups and the last two pictures, lovely.

I can see why King Fa Ngum married a Khmer Princess!

 



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It was true that Cambodian monarchy was overthrown by the American-backed republican government in 1970. But since the 1993 general election, it has been restored. In Cambodia, the King has only ceremonial roles - meaning he has no real political power. Nonetheless, he is highly revered by Cambodians throughout the country, esp. those in the countryside.

I assume Laos also had the same kind of ceremony before the Communist takeover. I wish such a beautiful tradition were preserved in our country.

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boomerang wrote:

It was true that Cambodian monarchy was overthrown by the American-backed republican government in 1970. But since the 1993 general election, it has been restored. In Cambodia, the King has only ceremonial roles - meaning he has no real political power. Nonetheless, he is highly revered by Cambodians throughout the country, esp. those in the countryside.

I assume Laos also had the same kind of ceremony before the Communist takeover. I wish such a beautiful tradition were preserved in our country.


I would assume too. I read that after the Revolution, the government sort of banned it. But years later the ceremonies would resurface, only to have the President as the "Ceremonial Monarch" instead of the King.

 



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the above pics and vdo taking from

http://www.sopheak.net



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Anonymous wrote:

the above pics and vdo taking from

http://www.sopheak.net



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