Cambodian Water Festival
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- Celebrate (v) : ប្រារពពិធី
- Take place (v) : កើតឡើង, ប្រារព
- Monsoon (n) : ខ្យល់មូសុង
- riverbank (n) : មាត់ទន្លេ
- Boat race (n) : ការប្រណាំងទូក
- history (n) : ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
- Field (n) : វាលស្រែ
- Stream (n) : អូរ ប្រឡាយ
- plant (v) : ដាំ
- Harvest (v) : ប្រមូលផល
- decorate (v) : តុបតែង
- competition (n) : ការប្រកួត
- Neigbor (n) : អ្នកជិតខាង
Cambodia's Water Festival Reading Practice
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Every year, Cambodia 🇰🇭 celebrates/ˈsel.ə.breɪts/ a joyful festival called the Water Festival🎉, or Bon Om Touk. It usually takes place/teɪks pleɪs/ in November🍂, when the monsoon/mɑnˈsuːn/ rains 🌧️ have begun and the rivers are full 🌊. People come to the riverbanks/ˈrɪv.ər.bæŋks/ to watch boat races/boʊt ˈreɪ.sɪz/ 🚣♂️, listen to music 🎵, and eat tasty foods 🍜.
The Water Festival has a long history/ˈhɪs.tər.i/ 📜. Long ago, Khmer farmers👨🌾 relied on the great rivers—the Mekongand the Tonle Sap to grow rice 🌾. In therainy season☔, the rivers carried water to the fields/fiːldz/ 🌱. In the dry season ☀️, the water flowed back, filling lakes and streams/striːmz/ 💧. This amazing movement of water helped farmers plant/plænt/ 🌱 and harvest/ˈhɑr.vɪst/ 🌾.
To thank the rivers 🙏, people built beautiful boats⛵ and decorated/ˈdek.ə.reɪ.tɪd/ them with bright colors 🌈. Each year, teams race these boats on the river in a friendly competition/ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ 🏆. People cheer for the boats 📣, sing songs 🎶, and tell stories about the rivers' gifts 💝. The festival is also a time for families to be together👨👩👧👦, share meals 🍽️, and show kindness to neighbors/ˈneɪ.bərz/ 🤝.
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