Saturday, April 7, 2012

Kampuchea Kite Festival: Buddha shines under the winter tour country (Photos)

The kite has a long history in Kampuchea. According to historical records of Kampuchea, Royal Kite Festival is to worship the third heaven bun Chai Pagoda in the Buddhist calendar year January first quarter of twelve to fifteen days (December in the Gregorian calendar) at the. When the ceremony is held in build 5 etiquette shed, please monk in 5 greenhouses chant Royal disaster, and placed 5 palace lanterns and 5 kites in each stall. The kite festival began in early seventeenth Century, Leisuoliyuebo king period. In nineteenth Century king Ye Andong (1841-1860) period, Kite Festival and in accordance with the Buddhist way popular, kite flying activity was popular in Kampuchea country.

Kampuchea idolKampuchea Idol (photograph:Osnap)

About the kite history, there is such a legend in Kampuchea: Once upon a time, there was a hunter, named Lun wave. He and a friend to capture a pair of golden eagle. They didn't sell the eagle, just carry. Once, there are two princess went to the market, and saw the two young men fall in love at first sight. They asked for the golden eagle, but the youth does not agree to sell. So they borrow the two golden eagle to play the Palace Square in front of the flying. Four of them with a line through the eagle, the eagle in the sky, have be jubilant. After the two pairs of young men and women together every day to play hawk, establish deep feelings. Two eagles because of frequently flying, finally had died. Two pairs of young lovers also at that time volunteered as husband and wife. Later, in honor of their love, four people then cloth happily flying eagle. Since then, Kampuchea was born the kite, has been circulated so far.

The kiteThe kite (photograph: Baoquanling Forum)

Kampuchea language "Kite" and "Eagle" is the same word. The Chinese ancient "Kite" called "wood kite", "Kite" have different approaches but equally satisfactory results and wonderful. The kite festival, Kampuchea earth wind gently blowing, the rice harvest season when people. Reportedly, this represents the Phoenix wind dragon water, "Phoenix by dragon", farmers can harvest. The kite festival this grand festival, the country will hold a kite ceremony in space or harvested paddy fields. First of all, please lay people to worship the gods, pray and chant, the wind to dry land and paddy the dust blowing, so that farmers harvest their crops, harvest. Chanting is completed, people began to fly a kite.

There are people in Kampuchea according to the object and animal image, making a wide variety of kites. Kampuchea kite modelling is rich and colorful, other many, for example: Phanom kite, kite, kite, parasol dish chicken hawk kite kite, kite, kite, purse, lanterns and bucket kites, kite, kite, kite, flower shape dragon kite, kite, bats, frogs, dragonflies flying swallow kite kite, gourd etc.. There is a big kite, up to fifty or sixty meters, two or three people cooperation flying, flying height is several hundred meters. It is arranged at the front end of a bow sounder, with thin bamboo or rattan bowstring sheets. Wind string, can be issued four or seven kinds of melodious sound, can pass two or three kilometers away. It is said that this is for the Siyan poem and verse accompanied by. If the string is not done well, the sky's high-pitched voice like ghosts magic called, is with one's hair standing on end. According to the traditional concept, if senior kite line is broken, in whose house, just a symbol of evil, the family must ask seven temple monks to chant, which in addition to disaster flooding disaster. Kites also tended to be afraid of being held accountable to flee their homes. Also known as a "night light" kite, some is a cuboid, some cylinder. At night, people with a cloth dipped in oil, tied to the kite, flying before burning pieces of cloth. Countless "night light" fly in the air, such as blinking stars, a see things in a blur.

The kite festival activities in addition to fly a kite, and "kite fighting". "Kite" is a very interesting game. People in the kite line stick some broken glass, kite fighting who make every attempt with his line on another line, then Yank, others the kite line break, get disconnected for abortion. Another method of arena is, on the front end with the last sharp bamboo beak, to break someone's kite paper with it, be broke through the paper kite landing is throwing in the towel.

Kampuchea morningKampuchea dusk (photograph:Osnap)

The kite festival is a festival of Kampuchea, people tend to play late into the night before the field.

But from 1970, lon Nol coup, people would never see a kite ceremony lively scene. Until 1994, the kite festival in Kampuchea to recover. The kite festival held by the Cambodian Ministry of culture in December 21st to 23 in Phnom Penh, Hotel Cambodiana next to the green pastures. The kite festival two days ago by each unit of free - flying kite competition, held third days. The contestant from Phnom Penh City and eight provinces. The official after the end of the game, where they buy a kite, free to fly. During the three day of kite-flying activities, people immersed in the joyful atmosphere.

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