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Come celebrate Khmer New Year with The Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Dallas. Most events will occur on Saturday and Sunday. Along with the celebrations, there will be; Buddhist ceremonies, food/merch vendors (CASH ONLY), traditional Khmer performances, and a live band. Parking donations are suggested upon entering both front and back entrances.Program for the New Year Festival
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025
5:00 p.m.
•vendor set up
6:00 p.m.
•Evening prayers
SATURDAY APRIL 12, 2025
9:00 a.m.
•Morning devotional prayers and chants by resident monks
•Bang Skol—Transferring merit to the spirits of our ancestors
•Roab Baht—Alms bowl offerings and offerings to the monks
12:00 P.M.
•Communal lunch for all participants
5:00 p.m.
• Khmer Traditional performances by Selepak Khmer Angkor
•Evening prayers
7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
*There is a live Band and social dancing in the evening
SUNDAY April 13, 2025
9:00 a.m.
•Morning devotional prayers and chants by resident monks
•Bang Skol—Transferring merit to the spirits of our ancestors
•Roab Baht—Alms bowl offerings and offerings to the monks
10:00 A.M.
•Khmer Traditional performances by Selepak Khmer Angkor
12:00 P.M.
•Communal lunch for all participants
•Live band and social dancing
1:30 P.M
•Parade around main pagoda
•Re-enactment of the celestial ceremony of Kabel Mahaprohm and the changing of the Angels
•Sraung Preah (ស្រង់ព្រះ)—Sprinkling holy water on Buddhist images
•Sand Mound Ceremony (the atonement of wrongdoing)
•Accumulation of merit for 12 years cycle of Buddhist or Lunar calendar (Dispelling misfortune for the new year)
•End of ceremonies
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Dallas, 5701 Crystal Lake Blvd.,Dallas, Texas, Duncanville, United States
