Traditional Games Delight Ahead of Khmer New Year

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The sound of music and laughter rose over the courtyard as a trio of blindfolded students carefully poked with long sticks to find the clay pots hanging overhead.

 

Part of a traditional Khmer game known as veay ka’am, the pots were filled with a mix of 1,000 riel notes and lightly scented baby powder. The blindfolded students were out to break the pots, and as they alternated between feeling for them and lashing out, a crowd of students cheered their encouragement — from a safe distance.

 

The students were locked in friendly competition as part of a Thursday gathering to celebrate Khmer New Year at the Royal University of Fine Arts. Though the official new year’s day is next week, the students at the school have marked its approach with celebrations and traditional activities. For many, these Khmer games, dances and songs are a highlight of the holiday season.

 

 

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