亡人节长假开启 柬埔寨全国10月10日至12日祭祖团聚
柬埔寨最重要的宗教节日之一亡人节（Pchum Ben）公共假期于10月10日开启，持续至10月12日。据柬埔寨国家通讯社AKP报道，全国民众在这三天里前往寺庙供奉食物、聆听诵经，把功德回向给逝去的亲人。
亡人节是为期十五天宗教仪式的收官：前段的守戒期间（Kan Ben），社区持续供养本地寺院，为祖先积攒功德；传统上祭奠的范围可及七代先人。家庭在节日期间返乡团聚，金边等大城市通往各省的公路与车站迎来一年中最繁忙的客流之一。
AKP10月6日已预告全国将庆祝这一节日，10月10日又刊文介绍其「缅怀、孝道与家庭团聚」的意义。寺庙里常见的供品包括黏米团、蒸米糕、水果与甜点，僧侣诵经后，家人把食物分给僧众与穷人，分享功德。
柬埔寨华人家庭多有融合本地习俗者，不少人在亡人节期间陪同柬埔寨亲友上寺，也按华人传统祭祖。内政部门往年会在节后公布假期交通数据，内政部在节日期间照例部署交通警力疏导返乡车流。
Cambodia Begins Pchum Ben Holidays as Families Gather to Honour Ancestors from October 10 to 12
Cambodia's Pchum Ben public holidays began on October 10 and run through October 12, with families across the country visiting pagodas to offer food, hear chanting and dedicate merit to deceased relatives, according to Agence Kampuchea Presse. It is one of the most important religious festivals in the Cambodian calendar.
Pchum Ben is the culmination of a fifteen-day observance. During the preceding Kan Ben days, communities support their local monasteries and dedicate the merit of their offerings to departed relatives, traditionally remembered across seven generations. The holiday brings family reunions, and roads and stations from Phnom Penh to the provinces see some of their busiest traffic of the year.
AKP previewed the nationwide celebration on October 6 and on October 10 published an account of the festival's themes of remembrance, filial piety and family reunion. Typical offerings include sticky rice balls, steamed rice cakes, fruit and desserts, shared with monks and the poor after chanting.
Many Chinese families in Cambodia blend local custom into their lives, accompanying Cambodian relatives to pagodas during Pchum Ben while also honouring ancestors in Chinese tradition. The Interior Ministry routinely deploys traffic police over the holiday to manage the crowded homebound roads.
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