Khmer New Year 2013

Sarey has gone back to her village to see family and friends for her school holidays and Khmer New Year.

Socheata, with a week off work to celebrate Khmer New Year has headed back to the institution where she spent half her life, to see old friends.

All of which means two things:

1. The house is blissfully quiet.

2. There is no need to have rice every single night. Here comes sausages, pasta, potatoes and cheese. Mmmmm...

Happy Khmer New Year!

~Poster at http://m.khpost.com/article/Khmer_New_Year-36098.html

New Year Shelter

Before and after Khmer New Year the neighbour's spirit house sits without shade.

But during the New Year celebrations it's sheltered by an umbrella- and a most un-Buddhist, Fosters umbrella at that.

I have no idea why.