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𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗜𝗜.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗜𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗵'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀; 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀.

𝗕𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗽 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 (𝗡𝗮𝗴ā) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗽 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀!

Kantong (កន្ទោង)🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

Kantong is a Khmer word referring to "a container made from leaves" and widely used by Khmer people in their daily life and rituals. Kantong dates back to the Angkorian Empire, based on the bas relief of Bayon temple, the recorded documents by some foreign historians, and led to the creation of today’s illuminated boat. During the nights of Water and Moon Festival, the ordinary people made their kantong from banana trees decorating with flowers, leaves, candles or/and offerings then float it on the river for wishes.However, the term kantong, kom toek (water lantern), and bratip (kantong with candle and light) are used exchangeable by the Khmer people

"Bratib (ប្រទីប)" refers to lanterns and lamps. In Khmer, small lamps without glass are used: light lantern frames or figurines are placed on a boat or raft. Some are illuminated floating water lanterns lined up in a row, in a frame, or vertically, shining brightly for the festival. The Cambodian Lantern Festival is similar to India's "Ganga puja" or "Ganga Dussehra," which is celebrated every year to pay homage to the Goddess Ganga. The Lantern Floating Ceremony is for Cambodians to remember their gratitude towards the water that is essential to sustain their lives. Floating lanterns dedicated to both Hinduism and Buddhism are launched. In the Buddhist tradition, mentioned in the Pali Khmer version of Teathavong scripture Tathagata Pali, it is stated that the four glass jaws of the Buddha Samma Samputa are in four places:

In the Trāyastriṃśa, the paradise of the 33 devas

In Nāga or Dragon World

In Kandy, at Sri Lanka

In Dantapuri, at Danthavarapukota India

This festival consecrates Preah Chongkhoum Keo (the tooth relics of Buddha). The Khmer people conduct this festival during the full moon of November in the belief that great merit and prosperity will be provided to the country.

Bondet Bratib is believed by the Khmer people to have taken place in the eighth century; the original name floating "Bay Sey" or Bondet "Bay Sey" (បាយសី) in the Chenla period, the original Khmer religion depicting the people before the Angkorian period celebrating the rituals. "Preah Mae Kongkea", the Khmer goddess or guardian deity of the water, is revered by the Cambodian people to this day.

On the second day of the Royal Water Festival, there is a special commemoration to Lord Indra. The reversal of the Tonle Sap river suggests why a parallel could be drawn between the Khmer people and Lord Indra. Indra is the one who releases the water from the winter demon. This is the most common theme of the Rigveda concerning Lord Indra: he as the god with thunderbolt kills the evil serpent Vritra that held back rains and thus releases rains, nourishing rivers. For example, the Rigvedic hymn dedicated to Indra reads:

Let me tell you the manly deeds of Indra, which he first accomplished, bolt-weaponed,

He slew the serpent, opened up waters, cleft in twain the belly of mountains,॥1॥

He slew the serpent on the mountain, with a heavenly bolt made by Tvastar,

Like lowing cattle downward sped the waters, then flowed to the ocean.॥2॥[25]

—Rigveda, 1.32.1–2[26]

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Royal Boat Racing Festival (Om Touk)

Historical event

Khmer warriors on their long naval boat in the battle of Tonle Sap. Bayon Temple. 12th century.

Boat racing is believed to have been celebrated in Cambodia since at least the reign of Jayavarman VII in 1181 AD. This was likely to commemorate the heroic victory of the Khmer navy, which liberated their land from the Cham troops of the Champa Kingdom in a boat battle on the Tonle Sap Lake.

Literary record

According to the record of Thach Pen alias "Piko (Pang Khat)" from the Khleang Province (Soc Trang), Kampuchea Krom (Southern Vietnam), in 1528 AD, King Ang Chan I ordered Ponhea Tat, the commander of the Khmer navy in the Bassac District of Kampuchea Krom, to prepare the Khmer army to defend the province of Preah Trapeang (Tra Vinh, Vietnam), which was under attack from the Đại Việt kingdom under Mạc Đăng Dung.

The naval boats were divided into three groups:

Group 1, called the "Toap Srouch", or vanguard, with boats shaped like modern racing boats called Ngor boats.

Group 2, called the reserve army, with two rows of rowing boats shaped like modern stand racing boats.

Group 3, called the Bassac Troops, was a large, very long open boat with a roof across the front, oars, and sails, shaped like the Bassac boat, called the Pok Chay boat. The boat was only used at night with lanterns, as a food supply boat for the army, delivering rice from Kampong Chhnang to Kampuchea Krom in Preah Trapeang Province until the Cambodian navy won.

After his victory, concurrent with the crowning of King Ang Chan I in 1529 AD, he celebrated the Bondet Bratib ceremony every year with candles at night to commemorate the victory over the Đại Việt and to give thanks to the goddess Ganga (Preah Mae Kongkea in Khmer language).

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