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www.chinaview.cn 2009-04-01 08:56:14 Print
PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- New Year on the Cambodian calendar will fall at 01:36 local time of April 14 (1836 GMT of April 13), Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News said on Wednesday.
An Apsara, or fairy lady in Cambodian folklore, in black costumes and on a horse, will descend from heaven to the land of the kingdom at that time, to safeguard Cambodia during the New Year season, astrologers told the paper.
Prior to the New Year time, people can set up a table in front of their houses with 11 kinds of fruits and candles on sacrifice to welcome the fairy lady's arrival, they added.
The government has set April 14 to 16 as national holiday to celebrate the New Year.
During the holiday, people usually visit pagodas and pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year.
Editor: Zhang Xiang |
