Public holidays in Cambodia

Holiday in Cambodia is a song by the Dead Kennedys.

List of holidays observed in Cambodia.

Cambodia has various special dates and ceremonies that are considered to be a very special part of the Cambodia calendar year:

**The Cambodian Calendar Year**
Date	Event	Description
1 January	New Years	Gregorian New Year
7 January	Victory from the Khmer Rouge	The end of the Pol Pot regime after the Vietnamese forced them out in 1979
2 February	Meaca Bochea Day
14 April to 16 April	Cambodian New Year (Chaul Chnam Thmey)	Considered to be one of the most important dates on the calendar, it is marked with festivals such as dancing, food, etc.
1 May	Visaka Bochea
5 May	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
13 May to 15 May	The Birthday of the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni	King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia was born on 14 May 1953
18 June	Queen Monineath Sihanouk's Birthday
24 September		Signing of the constitution by the King
October 1-15	Pchum Ben	Roughly the Cambodian version of All Saint's Day. A time when most Cambodians travel to the provinces to pay their respects to deceased relatives. Locals cook meals for monks, bring offerings to the temple and throw rice near the temple early in the morning, believing that their anscectors will receive it.
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.
29 October	King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
31 October	King Norodom Sihanouk's Birthday
November	Water festival (Bonn Om Teuk)	Boat races on the Tonle Sap in Phnom Penh celebrate the time when the water in the river reverses course (Bonn Tuk Ngua)
9 November	The Independence from France in 1953 is celebrated