Royal Plowing Ceremony in Cambodia - 2024
26 May 2024, Sunday
Royal Plowing Ceremony is a public holiday in Cambodia
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When is Royal Plowing Ceremony in Cambodia 2024?
26 May 2024, Sunday
About: Royal Plowing Ceremony
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony Preăh Réach Pĭthi Chrát Preăh Neăngkoăl; Sinhala: වප් මඟුල් Vap Magula; Thai: พระราชพิธีจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan, also known as The Ploughing Festival, is an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional beginning of the rice growing season. The royal ploughing ceremony, called Lehtun Mingala or Mingala Ledaw, was also practiced in pre-colonial Burma until 1885 when the monarchy was abolished.
| Official name | ព្រះរាជពិធីច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល Preăh Réach Pĭthi Chrát Preăh Neăngkoăl (Cambodia), වප් මඟුල් Vap Magula (Sri Lanka), பொன்னேர் உழுதல் "Ponner Uzhuthal" (Tamil Nadu, India - Ploughing with the golden plough, พระราชพิธีจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan (Thailand) |
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| Also called | The Ploughing Festival, Farmer's Day |
| Observed by | Cambodians, Sri Lankans, and Thais |
| Type | National in the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand, Regional festival in Sri Lanka |
| Significance | Marks the beginning of the rice growing season |
| Observances | Ploughing |
| Date | Hora determination (Thailand), 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon (Cambodia) |
| date | Hora determination (Thailand), 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon (Cambodia) |
| Wikidata description | traditional rite in some Asian countries |
| Wikidata id | Q2964638 |
| Wikidata label | Royal Ploughing Ceremony |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Royal Plowing Ceremony (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 26 May, Sunday | Royal Plowing Ceremony | National holiday |