13-15 April 2008
Street Scenes during the Khmer New Year #2
Cambodians take the new year celebration seriously and everyone goes home who can. Not many shops are open on these days. | |
Drink shops selling canned soft drinks and beer and betting shops like this one did a good business during the holidays. The legal betting is on soccer league games around the world. | |
This man figures the people who are on the street, few as they are, have to eat, so he offers his boiled corn on the cob, a favorite seasonal snack in Cambodia. | |
A herd of goats has taken over this little food stall while its owners are home enjoying a meal together. | |
These are guards and motorcycle taxi drivers who have to work during the holidays. Their usual rice stalls are closed so they put together a little repast to share on the sidewalk. | |
Many Khmer people share Chinese ancestry so this type of Chinese-style shrine honoring ancestors is a common feature in the new year decorations in many homes. |
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