One of beautiful countries in Southeast Asia is the Kingdom of Cambodia, which is a blend of Eastern cultures. Although Cambodia's culture, like all other cultures throughout the glob is already seriously affected by the ideals of the West, strongly influencing religion of Buddhism and Hinduism is still very evident. For example, visual art is one of the signatures of the culture of Cambodia is still revealed the mighty influence of Buddhism. the fast, a lot of buildings throughout Cambodia still has pictures and statues of Buddha.
In order to learn some things in Cambodian culture, let's look at the different culture.
Religion is regared as one part of Culture of Cambodia: Cambodia is not complete without their religions and religious practices. Like most of Asia, religion in one of the focal points of the life of Cambodians. If you check the statistics, approximately 95% of the population of Cambodia is Theravada Buddhist. The minority of the population is composed of Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and animism.
From the culture of Cambodia will depend on the ideas of Buddhism, the Cambodian government supports the Khmer Theravada Buddhism. The monks of this place both to receive certain government benefits such as the use of certain public infrastructure. Technically, there is a strong separation between church and state in the culture of Cambodia.
Khmer Cuisine: Food is a feature of Cambodian culture. Khmer cuisine is a mixture of four basic tastes: sweet, spicy, sour and salty. Most Khmer cuisine combines all four basic tastes. Apart from the combination of all tastes and four basic Khmer cuisine is also known for its pungent taste. Naturally, their blend of spicy flavor is not quite as hot as the Thai food, By the way, if you're sensitive to anything hot chili to your food, it is better to get precautions before sampling certain foods red.
Tradition and Customs: Cambodian culture is full of customs and traditions. One of the most popular Custom Khmer is the way to a form of hello or recognition. This type of gesture is like the Namaste India (a town home or spoken greeting used in India and Nepal) gesture, which is characterized by a position of hands and prayer before the head. Normally, the gesture gets used to greet visitors and friends, if you plan to travel to Cambodia, you should be familiar with this type of greeting. You do not really want to feel while seeing new friends.
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