Gov’t declares October 15 as late King Father’s Day

The government has set October 15 to commemorate the life and passing of the late King  Father Norodom Sihanouk, the father of Cambodia’s independence. Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the people to mark October 15, the day the monarch died, to honour King  Father Sihanouk and his lifelong devotion to the Kingdom and the people.

“We are going to hold a sacred celebration on October 15 as this year marked both the 100th birthday of His Majesty as well as the 10th anniversary of his passing,” he said during a public event on Saturday in Siem Reap province.

Im Borin, the National and International Festival Organising Committee deputy secretary-general said “according to Cambodia’s royal tradition, a day to commemorate a late king usually falls on his birthday or the day on which he passed away”. “While His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk was born on October 31, he passed away on October 15,” he said.

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