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A Color For Each Day, A Day For Each Color in Khmer Culture September 16th, 2009 · Cambodian (Khmer) traditional dress is usually a silk or cotton sampot or hol (types of skirts) and an embroidered collarless top for women and a sarong for men, although many people nowadays, especially in the city, reserve these outfits for special occasions and wear Western clothes when going about their daily routines. The people in the city don’t tend to observe the tradition as much anymore, it is not unusual to attend a function and see all the women wearing the same color hols (silk skirt), phamuong and sarongs (types of skirts) on a given day. This is because each day of the week corresponds with a planet, and each planet has a personality of its own. So each day has a color which clothing should correspond to. A Colour for Each Day in Khmer Culture (from Sunday to Saturday) There is an ancient Khmer poem which explains the meaning of color of the days: Red is for Sunday, Orange truly looks like a beautiful moon (Monday), Purple is reserved for Tuesday, Wednesday is the green of the lieb plant Thursday is the yellowish green of the leaves of a banana palm Happy Friday is blue and must be tidy, Saturday is the color of ripe pring (a type of plum) and dressing is according to the ages. Mrs Keo Narom, a researcher and writer at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, sites a document compiled in the 1960’s by the Buddhist Institute of Cambodia as the best explanation of the choice of color for each day. “We dress by giving consideration to each planet’s vehicle and personality,” she said. THE FACTS : 1. "The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man." said Ho Chi Minh. 2. Then why THE VIETNAMESE Gen.Van Tien Dung, launched an invasion of Cambodia Dec 25 1978 ?.(VIETNAMESE AGRESSION ) 3. while :"Prime Minister Pham Van Dong called on me and, in the presence of Premier Chou En-lai, swore in the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam that the latter would always respect the land frontiers as well as all islands belonging to the "Kingdom of Cambodia" March 1970 by Sihanouk . Wilfred Burchett book "The China Cambodia Vietnam triangle " P-176-177 4. CAMBODIA REMAINS OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM IN VIOLATION OF 10 UN RESOLUTIONS. 5.UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. 6.Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. 7.BOOK " GIAI PHONG " by T Terzani. It describes a Vietnamese as THIEF, A LIAR, A KILLER, A DECEIVER , a sleeper ...... CONCLUSION & SOLUTION : IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR VIETNAM TO COMPLY WITH THIS UN RESOLUTION Bury From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:40:26 +1000 Subject: Happy Pchum Ben Day! (Tom Nougn Pret or Crying of the Hungry Ghost) To: [email protected] Dear Friend of CAMBOSASTRA, On behalf of our team, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone of you for your support the establishment of the first Cambodian Education Resource Centre (CAMBOSASTRA http://www.cambosastra.org). It has been a great success since the first launch of this website, even though the website is still under the construction and we need some financial support and effort in order to complete our mission. Therefore, we hope that you will continue your support in order to build this Cambodian living digital library successfully. On the special occasion of the Pchum Ben Day or the Ancestors' Day, I wish you have a wonderful and peaceful time with your families and friends. And please don't forget to feed the hungry ghost and help the hungry human who are needy of basic needs, respect and love... Please go to this link http://www.cambosastra.org/?p=187 in order to listen to the Smot of Tom Nougn Pret or the Crying of the Hungry Ghost. 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