Dates of Significance
- New Year’s Day (1st of January)
- Victory Over Genocide Day (7th of January)
- Khmer New Year (varies every year, usually on the 13th–15th of April)
- Royal Plowing Ceremony (9th of May)
- King’s Birthday – Norodom Sihamoni (13th–15th of May)
- Cambodian Children’s Day (1st of June)
- King’s Mother Birthday – Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (18th of June)
- Constitutional Day (24th of September)
- King’s Coronation Day – Norodom Sihamoni (29th of October)
- King’s Father Birthday – Norodom Sihanouk (31st of October)
- Independence Day (9th of November)
- Water Festival (27th–29th of November)
Buddhist dates and festivals
Buddhists celebrate the following events according to the lunar calendar; thus the dates vary every year.
- Meak Bochea Day (usually in early February)
- Buddha’s Birthday (usually in late May)
- Chol Vassa (usually in July)
- Ancestors Day – Pchum Ben (usually in September/October)
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