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New Year’s Day
ទិវាបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំសកល 
January Celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian New Year
Victory Over Genocide Day
ទិវាជ័យជម្នះលើរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍
January 7Commemorates the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979
International Women’s Day
ទិវានារីអន្តរជាតិ
March 8Commemorates the history of women around the world
Cambodian New Year
ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ
April 13–15The traditional Cambodian solar New Year lasts three days and is considered to be the most important festival on the calendar.
Visakh Bochea[2]ពិធីបុណ្យវិសាខបូជាMoveable, April or MayBuddhist observance commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha
Labour Day
ទិវាពលកម្មអន្តរជាតិ
May 1Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
ព្រះរាជពិធីច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល
Moveable, April or MayCorresponds to the start of the planting season
King Sihamoni’s Birthday
ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្មព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី
May 14Celebrates the birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni on May 14, 1953.
Queen Mother’s Birthday
ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្មព្រះមហាក្សត្រី នរោត្ដម មុនីនាថ សីហនុ
June 18Celebrates the birthday of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath on June 18, 1936.
Constitution Day
ទិវាប្រកាសរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ
September 24Commemorates the signing of the Cambodian constitution by King Norodom Sihanouk.
Pchum Ben
ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ
3 days
Moveable, September or October
This national holiday was established for Buddhists to pay their respects to deceased relatives by cooking meals for monks and making offerings to the “ghost” of deceased relatives. It is also known as “Ancestor’s Day”.
Commemoration Day of the King’s Father
ព្រះរាជពិធីគោរពព្រះវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្ដម សីហនុ
October 15Commemorates King Norodom Sihanouk, the founding father of independent Cambodia, who died on this day in 2012.
Coronation Day of King Sihamoni
ព្រះរាជពិធីគ្រងព្រះបរមរាជសម្បត្តិរបស់ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី
October 29Commemorates the 2004 coronation of King Sihamoni.
Independence Day
ទិវាបុណ្យឯករាជ្យជាតិ
November 9Celebrates Cambodia’s independence from France in 1953.
Water Festival
ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ
3 days
Moveable, October or November
Commemorates ancient Cambodian navy soldiers under King Jayavarman VII during the Khmer Empire.
Peace Day
ទិវាសន្តិភាព
December 29Commemorates the formal surrender of all Khmer Rouge forces in 1998.

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Pchum Ben Day

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