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It’s still pineapple season, and these, already peeled, are definitely tempting. It looks like the pineapple seller may have stopped to negotiate a trade with the seller of the other fruit. I don’t know what the smaller round golden fruits are nor do I know what the stack of green stuff is behind them. This is where it really helps to have someone along who can explain in English what I’m seeing.
I was surprised, the day after the official holidays ended, to see a lot of vans full of people returning to the provinces. The night before thousands had made the opposite journey back to Phnom Penh. Click here and scroll down to #5 to see the early morning departures.
Away from the tourist areas and the official celebrations, observance of the Khmer New Year took on a more laid back tone. Click here and scroll to #4 to see the photos.
Most shops and businesses were closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday because most of the people were gone. But for those who stayed, there were still things to do. Click here and scroll down to #3 to see some of the Khmer New Year city scenes.
Before the deaf people and their families returned to their traditional villages to celebrate with their elders there, the Deaf Community Center had a celebration for all the deaf community the Sunday before the New Year exodus began. Click here and scroll down to #2 to see the photos.
Today we had our Easter morning liturgy at St. Joseph Church with a very large crowd and coffee and doughnuts afterward. Click here to see the pictures, but scroll down to Easter Sunday Morning.
Tonight was the culmination of the church’s liturgical year with the Easter Vigil celebration of Christ’s rising from the dead. Our English community gathered at World Vision. Click here for more and then scroll down to Holy Saturday.
Today was both New Year’s Day for the Khmer people and Good Friday for the Christians. Because it was a holiday the traffic was much less for those traveling to St. Joseph Church but then many people also left town for the long new year holiday. Click here and scroll down to Good Friday to see the service.
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Today is new year’s eve for the Khmer New Year but is Holy Thursday in the Christian calendar. Only one liturgy is allowed for a parish community on this day and we gathered in the evening at St. Joseph Church. Click here to see pictures from the ceremony. [The link is still not working properly so scroll down to Holy Thursday after clicking.]