Pchum Ben is the Buddhist equivalent of the Catholic All Souls Day, a time to remember, respect, and pray for deceased family and ancestors. Unlike All Souls Day, it’s a 15-day celebration with the last three days as public holidays. The holidays will be next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday but our students went home today.
In the morning the students walked to a nearby wat for a service with the Buddhist monks. Then after returning they had games in the morning.
In the afternoon, they had pizza before they all started their journeys home to their provinces.
Pchum Ben is a major religious and cultural festival and at home the students will go to the wats there with their families for prayers and ceremonies.
