Egan+Sun-Bin



By Egan Sun-Bin

**Introduction: ** Cambodia is found in south-east Asia border around Vietnam, Thailand and Laos. The population of Cambodia was 14,121,608 in 2010; the main languages spoken in Cambodia are Khmer and Vietnamese. The currency of Cambodia is called Riel.There are three main religions in Cambodia,Buddhism, Roman Catholic and Sunni Muslim. Their national flag is red and blue, and right inthe middle of the flag is the most famoustemple in Cambodia called the Angkor Wat. Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia.

**Traditional Clothes: ** Normal men wear cotton, silk shirts with charted sleeves with cotton. Normal women wear sarongs which are silver and gold threading. Sarongs are long fabric pieces which wrapped around the waist and worn commonly by both genders.

**Traditional Food: ** There are two yummy foods you can get in Cambodia one of them is called grilled curry chicken skewers, there are chicken breast grilled on a stick seasoned to taste like curry. Pho is Cambodian rice noodles with minced pork, some pork intestine, spring onions, bean sprouts, prawns and pork soup.

** The Arts: ** One the musical instrument they used in Cambodia is called a Mahori; it is played differently compared to a normal guitar. Its sits on the floor and to play it you strum the strings with special sticks to make music. The Cambodians has three categories when it comes to traditional dancing. The first category came from the royal courts of Cambodia, the second type of dancing is an old folk dance that serves a purpose of telling a story of everyday life, the third type of dance is preparedand reserved for special occasions like weddings and festivals.

** Rituals, Customs and Beliefs: ** Buddhism is one of the main religions in Cambodia; this religion expects you to think positive, do good things for everyone, offer food to the dead ones and meditate. There are not too many jobs in Cambodia; most people work the markets selling food, herbs and medicine in order to survive.

** Sports and Leisure: ** Cambodia does have its own basketball team and soccer team but still play some traditional sports; traditional wrestling was one of the sports they still play today, its most commonly played in the folk days of Cambodia.

** Festivals and Celebrations: ** One type of festival is called The Water Festival that’s when hundreds of brightly coloured boat with fifty paddles battles it out for the top honour in a race. On September there is a special ceremony mostly based on religion it’s called the Pchum Ben Ploughing Ceremony, it takes place in a large park next to the royal palace.

** Other Facts: ** Did you know the most known temple in Cambodia is the Angkor Wat, Cambodia is three hours ahead of us in time and did you know the capital city of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.

** Conclusion: ** Cambodia has minimum Contribute in Australia but haslimited Cambodian style restaurant and some Cambodian groceries. **Why the Cambodians came to Austratralia:** some people started to migrate to Australia because of the Khmer Rouge the country and their hometown.



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Enjoy this video about the famous hidu temple in Cambodia the Angkor Wat!