It is three days of festival and sometimes can be four days. In Cambodia, Khmer New Year is the greatest traditional festival, and also the greatest national holiday.
A bit different from French, the English name for the country is “Cambodia” and the Khmer people are called “Cambodian.” However, the full definition of what is Khmer and what is Cambodian remains a large topic of discussion among Khmer or Cambodian intellectuals. The French call Kampuchea “Le Cambodge” the Khmer male is called “Le Cambodgien” and the Khmer female is called “La Cambodgienne”. Kampuchea can be translated as “Khmer country”. The word “Kampuchea” means a country of Khmer people. (For information about the Khmer Rouge see: Cambodian Cultural Profile) The exception is when talking about “Khmer Rouge” (it is not correct to use the word Cambodian instead of Khmer in this case). For example, one might say Khmer New Year or Cambodian New Year Khmer People or Cambodian People. When seeing or hearing the word “Khmer” such as Khmer New Year, Khmer Community, or Khmer Temple, many people are not familiar with the word and they ask what “Khmer” is? In practice, the two words, “Khmer” and “Cambodian”, can be used to replace each other.
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