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Siem Reap, Cambodia
5 customs and traditions in Siem Reap — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Classical Khmer court dance with precise, codified hand positions, nearly extinguished under the Khmer Rouge and rebuilt from surviving dancers.
Traditional street games and water and powder throwing across a three-day April new year.
A short water blessing with a red string tied at the wrist, offered at several Angkor temples.
Cambodian ikat weaving, where thread is tie-dyed before it goes on the loom, survives in workshops around the town.
A fifteen-day festival for ancestors, when families bring food to pagodas at dawn for the dead.
