Pchum Ben (Parabhava Suttra)

Pchum Ben ("Ancestors' Day") is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, at the end of the Buddhist lent, Vassa. In 2013, the national holiday falls on 03, 04, 5 October in the Gregorian calendar.The day is a time when many Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives of up to 7 generations.Monks chant the suttas in Pali language overnight (continuously,...

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Obama and Kim Jong-un strike a chord for peace in viral commercial

Despite the North Korean leader’s apparent preference for maintaining his communist country’s pariah-state status, he appeared in a viral video in Hongdae, South Korea, performing a lively duet with US President Barack Obama. In a rare moment of joy between the United States and North Korea, the saber-rattling, military displays and nuclear threats were replaced with an old acoustic guitar, the bongos and a sentimental song everyone can...

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Traditional Cambodian musical instruments

Traditional Cambodian musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics ofCambodia. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments, used by both the Khmer majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities Wind Flutes ·         Khloy - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or...

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Tour Guide Killed in Lion Attack Did Everything Right

There's little a person can do in the face of Africa's top predator, experts say. The tour guide killed by a lion while on a walking safari in Zimbabwe'sHwange National Park did everything right in responding to the attack, according to experts—but he still paid the ultimate price Quinn Swales, 40, a professional guide, was leading a group of six tourists in the park—the former home of Cecil the...

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