Name : Chea Phanith

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3.The Cambodian adults have the relationship before bringing to the marriage are:
-Arranged marriage: It has been the tradition in Cambodia for centuries and remains the norm practiced
for Cambodians both at home and overseas. Marriage is a very important institution for Cambodians.
The courtship practices and the marriage ceremony are very different from those practiced in the
Western culture.
-Traditionally: marriage was always arranged without the knowledge or consent of the individuals to
be married. Forced marriage was common. Many families arranged marriages while the betrothed
individuals were still very young; friends made promises to each other that their children would marry.
If a man were interested in marrying a woman, he saw but to whom he had not spoken, his parents
would arrange an engagement ceremony with the girl’s parents. The girl would have nothing to say
about it. Marriage is still arranged but individuals often are consulted about the choice of their spouse,
and rejecting the parents’ arrangement is tolerated. Even a young woman has an opportunity to reject
her parents’ wishes, although not many daughters are yet willing to exercise this option.
-Forced marriage: It was common. Many families arranged marriages while the betrothed individuals
were still very young; friends made promises to each other that their children would marry.

1.The Buddhism religion are affected to Cambodian Culture:

-Pchum Ben is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of
the tenth month in the Khmer calendar. During that period Khmer people belief that the gates of hell
are opened and is a time when many Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives of up to 7
generations then they go to pagoda and bring a food to laypeople (Buddhist monks) thus generating
"merit" that indirectly benefits the dead. It became the Cambodian Culture and during that day Khmer
people have opportunities to wear Khmer Traditional clothes (Sampot and Arv Pak) and meeting each
other to share a food.
-Cambodian Wedding A wedding in Cambodia has to follow a lot of ceremonies, music, meals, gifts,
and guests lasting for three days and three nights. Including Soat Mun (Monk Blessing) in this
important occasion of the Cambodian life cycle, monks will play as the one blesses the couple by
dropping flower water while chanting their blessings. During the ceremony, the guests and couple are
required to keep quiet with their heads bowed and put their hands together.
-The presence of Buddhism in Cambodia seeps into the country’s culture. Since Buddhism places high
value on nonviolence, as a visitor you will notice right away the gentleness of Khmer people.
Cambodians are often non-confrontational, as they believe that everything you do in this life affects
your karma for the next one. Cambodians also have a culture of respect which comes from Buddhism.
This can mean respect for elders, respect for monks, and respect for Buddha. In Cambodia, when
greeting each other the hands are pressed together as if in prayer, and the higher you raise your hands
when bowing to someone, the more respect you are showing them. This is also apparent in the different
words in Khmer for addressing the elderly and monks, words that show more respect.

2.Kind of the Cambodian Architecture do I know are:

-Srahs and barays were reservoirs, generally created by excavation and embankment, respectively. It
is not clear whether the significance of these reservoirs was religious, agricultural, or a combination
of the two.
The two largest reservoirs at Angkor were the West Baray and the East Baray located on either side
of Angkor Thom. The East Baray is now dry. The West Mebon is an 11th-century temple standing at
the center of the West Baray and the East Mebon is a 10th-century temple standing at the center of the
East Baray. The baray associated with Preah Khan is the Jayataka, in the middle of which stands the
12th-century temple of Neak Pean. Scholars have speculated that the Jayataka represents the
Himalayan lake of Anavatapta, known for its miraculous healing powers.
-Library Structures conventionally known as "libraries" are a common feature of Khmer temple
architecture, but their true purpose remains unknown. Most likely they functioned broadly as religious
shrines rather than strictly as repositories of manuscripts. Freestanding buildings, they were normally
placed in pairs on either side of the entrance to an enclosure, opening to the west.
-The central sanctuary of an Angkorian temple was home to the temple's primary deity, the one to
whom the site was dedicated: typically Shiva or Vishnu in the case of a Hindu temple, Buddha or
a bodhisattva in the case of a Buddhist temple. The deity was represented by a statue (or in the case
of Shiva, most commonly by a linga). Since the temple was not considered a place of worship for use
by the population at large, but rather a home for the deity, the sanctuary needed only to be large enough
to hold the statue or linga; it was never more than a few metres across. Its importance was instead
conveyed by the height of the tower (prasat) rising above it, by its location at the centre of the temple,
and by the greater decoration on its walls. Symbolically, the sanctuary represented Mount Meru, the
legendary home of the Hindu gods.