Revelers perform a spring cleaning of their houses and set up an altar loaded with food, drink, flowers, candles, and incense. A large feast concludes the first day of celebration. The following days of the festival are filled with monastery visits, gift exchanges, games, and prayer. Traditional foods associated with the Cambodian New Year celebration include noodles, peanut curries, and tree mushrooms. One popular New Year’s treat is the sticky, rice -covered cake Kralan.
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