Chol Chnam Thmey which the Khmer Royals and Tourism of Cambodia posted! To say Sangkran is trying to made Cambodia like Thailand which Globally Popularized Songkran for Decades!
To the Thai people who claim that the Khmer New Year changed its name from 'Choul Chnam Thmey' to 'Sangkranta,' which is similar to 'Songkran' in Thai, I will break it down below to clarify. Khmer languages are a combination of Khmer Boran (Ancient Khmer), Sanskrit (influenced by Hinduism), and Pali (influenced by Buddhism). We call our New Year in many ways as below: - Sangkranta [sɑŋkraːn] or Moha Sangkrant or Sangkrant Chnam Thmey; it's a Sanskrit word. Chnam Thmey is a Khmer word - Choul Chnam Thmey or Bon Choul Chnam or Bon Choul Chnam Themy (Bon = Festival); Choul Chnam Thmey is a Khmer word. - Khmer New Year or Cambodian New Year (It's called by foreigners). There are 3 days in Khmer New Year or Sangkranta: - The first day of the new year we call "Moha Sangkrant" - The second day of the new year we call "Veareak Vanabat" - The third day of the New Year we call "Veareak Laeung Sak" Sangkrant and Choul Chnam Thmey have the same meaning, and we use both at the same time. It's funny when Thai people say we copied Thai Songkran. Thai culture was adopted from Khmer Culture in the Angkorian period. There are many Khmer people living in Thailand who became Thai citizens when we lost land to Siam. The Ayutthaya kingdom was founded by a Chinese merchant who married a Khmer princess in Lopburi or Lavo kingdom (a Khmer Empire's vassal state). When Ayutthaya attacked Angkor and won the battle, they exiled Khmer people, including Royal Families, officers, scholars, Brahmins, etc., from Angkor to Ayutthaya. This is the reason why Thai and Khmer have similar cultures. Some Thai people today are descendants of Khmer who were exiled from Angkor. The root of Thai culture developed from Khmer culture. Why do some Thai people say that Khom is not Khmer? It's because Thailand is wealthier than Cambodia. This is the main reason why they don't accept the truth. Thai people nowadays are a combination of Khmer, Mon, and Tai. More than 30% of Thai words are borrowed from Khmer, such as 'Songkran' in Thai, spelled 'Sangkranta' or just 'Sangkrant' in Khmer. What about water splashing? Is it really copied from Thailand? Water splashing is a part of Hinduism and Buddhism culture. We use water to cleanse the Buddha on the New Year's Day to bring good fortune. We also bathe our parents or grandparents on the New Year's Day to bring good luck. Splashing water is to remove bad karma and bring good energy. I have been playing with splashing water since I was a child, for the past 30 years, but back then, we didn't use plastic guns like today. This is not just a Thai tradition; every Buddhist and Hindu country practices it in the same way. I'm not saying that Thailand copied Khmer culture, but Thai culture, art, architecture, monarchy system, alphabet, etc., mostly adopted Khmer culture since the Khmer Empire period. They just developed based on the roots of Khmer culture. The book titled "Astronomie Cambodgienne" was published in 1910 by a French author who also wrote "Mahasang Krane" in French. We have used this word longer than Thailand, not copied yesterday as some Thais claim Page: 61 (Paragraph: 12) Link: www.aefek.fr/wa_files/faraut_astronomie.pdf
❤Happy Khmer New Year! May the people of Cambodia be happy.❤ 😅Stop the policy of deceiving people into insulting Thai people. Blame others, but never blame yourself.😅
@@KhmerKandal❤ Finding happiness is important, but so is fostering understanding and appreciation for diversity."😀😀 forge a brighter future for all.❤❤❤
@@SirNova2o9 Siam was the creator of the Angkor Wat inscriptions and other architectures in the Khmer region. It is correct that Siam uses the word Songkran. And the Khmers use Choul chnam thmey.
The Khmer Empire use a lot of name: Choul Chnam Tmei , Choul Chnam Khmer, Sangkran Khmer , Maha Sangkran , Sangkran Chnam Tmei, Soursdei Chnam Tmei, Rikreay Chnam Tmei. Khmer New Year of Buddha Mahanikaya 2568 BE , Diffrent Songkran Thai new year Buddha Teravada 2567 BE. Don't confused.
@@rojanetouk it’s so embarrassing. When you try to say Thai people stole your culture. If your why don’t you protect it don’t make any sense for many years. You never called songkran.you called Choul Chnam Thmey The more you keep saying it the more you embarrass your people and yourself. Your Culture already beautiful your dress your kind people why don’t you try to keep that?
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