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HAPPY KHMER NEW YEAR (2546-2547), THE YEAR OF GOAT

IN THE NAME OF CAMBODIAN MONKS, WATT KHMER SAAMAKII OF CALGARY, KHMER-CANADIAN BUDDHIST SOCIETY, CAMBODIAN-CANADIAN  ASSOCIATION AND KHMER-YOUTH BUDDHIST SOCIETY

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A VERY HAPPY, PROSPERITY, HARMONY AND SUCCEED OF WHAT YOU WISHES ON THE OCCASION OF KHMER NEW YEAR.

MAY THE TRIPLE GEM AND NEW ANGEL OF THIS YEAR TAKE CARE ALL OF YOU, ALL OF KHMERS IN KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, KHMERS IN CALGARY CITY AND KHMERS AROUND THE WORLD.

Bon Pachum Ben Program
(2546-2547 or 2003-2004)
Friday, September 26th,2003 18.00PM             Saturday,9/27th/2003 09.00AM
Arrival of Members and Guests at:            Arrival of Members and Guests at:
       7011 Ogden Rd. S.E, Calgary         Penbrooke Meadows Community  Association
                        AB T2C 1B5         Ofc 6100, S.E., Calgary, Alberata
Tel: 1(403)272-1690, Fax:272-1966                         Tel: 1(403)272-4440
BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Venerable  KEO  HONG (Meditation Teacher)
Venerable  SENG  SOPHAN (Buddhist Teacher)
Khmer-Canadian Buddhist Society
President
Mr. NGET  MARIN
  Tel: 273-0395/Fax:273-0102/Cell:620-7257
1st V.President                       2nd V.President
Mr.SOUN YAM(DATE)           Mr.MOEU  SONY

    Treasurer                                Secretary
Mr. SOY YOU HENG            Mr.MATHEW LOR
Cambodian-Canadian Association
President
Mr. OUNG  KHAT
Tel:248-5497/512-8737
1st Vice President               2nd Vice President
Mr. DON  EAM                   Mr. CHHOM  KHUN

Treasurer                                  Secretary
Mr. OUTH  SOMNANG               Mr. LOCK  SOPHAL
Temple Laypeople Instructor
Lok Taa SVAY  YIM

Advisory Group
Lok Taa CHEA  TOUCH                 Lok Taa CHHAM  NGAM
Lok Taa CHHEAN  VANSOTH              Lok Taa TEY  SOPHAN
Lok Taa CHIN  HOUT                      Mr. SVAY  SAMAN
                   BON PACHUM BEN

     Bon Pachum Ben is a grateful expressing day of our Cambodian compatriots. It is Khmer national holidays, Cambodian citizens both sex and all ages prepare Nom Kom, Nom Thmey, Nom Ansorm, Nom chak, Nom Cheal and delicious food with the dressing of Khmer delicate traditional cloths march along the roads toward Buddhist temples by their homes.

     Bon Pachum Ben has begun from the Buddha's era and continuously performed. Lord Buddha admired it is great merit ceremony because we pray for our ancestors and they could receive our praying. Following Khmer belief, in this occasion, if our ancestors finding almost seven temples but they still unsee any relatives they will be so sad and make sorrowful reflecting to us.

      Brielfy, cambodian Bon Pachum Ben(Cambodian Ancestors Ceremony) mean: 1. Praying for our death relatives. But following the Buddha teachings it could be praying for our alive relatives too. 2. To make our life happy, prosperious, healthy and acting good deed by offering Dana. 3. To harmonize our national unity and nurture our Cambodian invaluable culture as the world mesmeric motive.

      So when this special occasion arrive every Cambodian citizens have never absenced or ignored this important ceremony.
                                 By Bhikkhu Sophan
                          CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR

    The festival of Cambodian New Year starts on the 12th, 13th and 14 th of April according to the Gregorian calendar and lasts for three days.

    People clean and decorate their house, as well as set up an alter to welcome the New Year New Angel(Tevada Chhnam Thmey) who is said to come down to earth at this time to take care and protect human beings. A statue of the Buddha is put on the alter, also flowers, candles, incense, a bowl of scented water, food and drink, and banana leaves shaped into different figures.

    First day of the festival(April 11th) people visit their local monastery and offer food to the monks. A special sand mound is built in the ground of the monasteries on this day. The mound is decorated with five religious flags, one on top of the mound and four around the sides. Special games such as the Tug-of-War(Tean Preat), Angkunh and Boh Choong are played at the monasteries on each day of the festival.

     Second day, people gather with their families to wish each other a Happy New Year and exchanged gifts. They might also visit the monasteries again to ask the monks to say a special praying for their ancestors.

     Third day, the Buddha statues of their home and the monasteries are washed. It is said this ensures good rain during the coming year. Children wash the feet of their parents as sign of respect and apology on this day as well..
                                    By Bhikkhu Sophan
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