THE WATER FESTIVAL

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The water festival is celebrated every year in November to honor the victor the victor to the Cambodian Naval Farce with the Champak Naval Farce with the Champak Forces from 1177 to 1118in the reign of king Jayvarman VII, during the Angkor period of the 12^th century besides the regatta, the festival also includes three other ceremonies illuminated floats. Moon salutation and the eating of pestle new special rice with banana or coconut juice. The water festival is celebrated to pray to god for the happiness and prosperity of people and sufficient rain for rice cultivation the next year. To honor the water and rain that sprayed the crops. Brought the clayey soil or that encourages wet rice cultivation. To honor the water and rain that sprayed the crops, brought the clayey soil or fertile soil that encourage wet rice cultivation. To honor the earth, the water that let people live on and sorry for the guilt they had made it to be filthy. On the other hand for three days there will be many racing boats come from near and far off province in the country, there are two types of boats, taking part in the races-the pi rogue and the rowing boats. There will celebrate the boat racing in front of the Royal Palace. Even not night or day, on the river bank full of crowds of people, At night hundreds of light or day, on the river bank full of crowds of crowds of people, At night hundreds of light bulbs placed along the brick walls and on the roofs of the temple of the Royal Palace send out their bright light which makes the Palace look like Faradize and people watch illuminated floats and fireworks are lit to entertain them. On the full moon night at 12 o'clock in each pagoda they celebrate celebrate the moon salutation by eating pest led new special rice they enjoy it so much.