NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Holidays in Cambodia

**The Cambodian calendar year**
Date	Event	Description
1 January	First day of the year
7 January	Victory from the Khmer Rouge	The end of the Pol Pot regime after the Vietnamese forced them out in 1979
14 April to 16 April	Cambodian New Year is considered to be one of the most important dates on the calendar. It is marked with festivals such as dancing, food etc. (Chaul Chnam Thmey)
14 May	The Birthday of the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni
24 September	Signing of the consitituion by the King
23 October	Celebration of the Accord of Paris	The accord of Paris signed in 1991, meant the transition of power from the United Nations back to the country on 1993.
November	Boat rowing competition is another highly popular event after Cambodian new year (Bonn Om Teuk)
9 November	The Independence from France in 1953 is celebrated

Note: That these dates may be subject to change

National holidays

There are several national holidays in Cambodia:

Independence Day, November 9.
Victory from Khmer Rouge, January 9.

It is imperative for all government institutions to observe these as holidays. In addition, there are several religious and cultural holidays like Cambodian New Year.

Christian festivals

Christmas and Good Friday are usually holidays observed by Christians in the country.

Miscellaneous

New Year's Day, January 1

James S. Robbins on John Kerry and Cambodia on National Review Online (2119 words)
	I remember Christmas of 1968, sitting on a gunboat in Cambodia, I remember what it was like to be shot at by the Vietnamese and the Khmer Rouge and Cambodians, and the President of the United States telling the American people that I was not there, the troops were not in Cambodia.
	I first was introduced to Cambodia when I spent Christmas Eve of 1968 in a river in Cambodia during the Vietnam conflict, and I found it to be a rather remarkable and very beautiful country which had an allure to me, and to many others, which has been sustained through those years.
	Cambodia had severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in May 1965 over some alleged border crossings during military operations, and President Johnson was very sensitive to the issue.

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