VIJ2015026H0972 — Students donate rice and money during the Pchum Ben celebrations at Wat Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang in Phnom Penh. (John Vink)

The Cycle of Rice: Rice for the Spirits

October 17, 2015

During the Buddhist festival of Pchum Ben, Cambodians offer rice and other food to monks to be channelled to the spirits of their ancestors. This is the third in a 12-part series on Cambodia’s annual rice cycle, to be published monthly.

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