From Temple Floats to Boat Races: Siem Reap’s Distinctive End-of-Lent Traditions
SIEM REAP, October 28, 2026 — Communities around Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake are preserving distinctive religious and cultural traditions to mark the end of Buddhist Lent, including ceremonial boat processions and offerings to local spirits in Kampong Phluk commune. The festival, known as the end of Buddhist Lent, takes place