Khmer Apsara dolls attracting attention

In Siem Reap, where you would be hard pressed finding a craft not exploited for souvenir-selling, Cheab Sibora, 21, has been turning the iconic plastic Barbie doll into bejewelled, ikat-clad Apsara dancers for friends and family since 2011 but is now hoping to turn them over for profit.
The enterprising arts-and-crafter designs his Apsara dolls with traditional-looking Khmer fabric and miniature gold headdresses made by hand. Transforming the typically blonde, blue-eyed dolls with pointed toes and inhuman proportions into dark-haired Apsara figures requires special attention to every aspect of the doll’s outfit

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBOD

The trip to Phnom Penh continues with the visit of the National Museum of Cambodia, where inside many original artifacts from the temples of Angkor are contained; they are kept here to prevent theft or damage by the weather or rude tourists.

 

 プノンペンへのカンボジアの国立博物に訪問ください。

 すばらしい文化財がここで保存されています。

7 COLORS OF CAMBODIA

7 colors of Cambodia. During special occasion, woman of Cambodia usually pick their sampot to match the traditional color for the day of the week an event is held.

カンボジアの7色。カンボジアの女性は通常行事が開催される曜日に合わせて、伝統的な色のsampotを選びます

SPIRIT HOUSES

Most houses and businesses in Cambodia have a spirit house placed in an auspicious spot, most often in a corner of the property. The location may be chosen after consultation with a brahmin priest. The spirit house is normally in the form of a miniature house or temple, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais.

 

カンボジアのほとんどの住宅や企業は、庭の隅の良い場所に精神の家（祠）を持っています。

 設置場所はバラモン教の司祭との協議後に選択しています。

 精神の家（祠）は、ミニチュアの家や寺院の形で、通常で、柱や高座に搭載されています。

ASEAN COMMUNITY

ASEAN traditional dress and costumes, As of 2010 the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states.

 アセアンは１０カ国で構成されています。それぞれに伝統的な衣装があります。

BEAUTIFUL KHMER BARBIE

Big, doe eyes with long hair and dressed in traditional clothes – this is the appearance of a doll made by a young Cambodian artist in Siem Reap. It is very honorable that Cambodian youth had the idea to make dolls themselves. The beautiful Khmer Apsara dolls and ancient paintings posted on Facebook have become popular recently and received many ‘likes’ and ‘shares’.
It’s very innovative for a young Cambodian to design Aspara dolls but we hope the designer could produce its own dolls and toys to reflect our culture and traditions.

 シェムリアップで若手カンボジアアーティストによって作られたバービー人形の登場です。
 美しいクメールアプサラ人形はFacebookに投稿され、最近人気となっています。
私たちの文化や伝統を反映しています。

JASMINE FLOWER

ផ្កាម្លិះជាផ្កាដែលប្រជាជនខ្មែរនិយមប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងពិធីនានាដូចជា​ ពិធីបុណ្យ​ មង្គលការ​ និងការបួងសួងក្នុងពិធីសាសនា។ម្យ៉ាងទៀតគេចូលចិត្តនិយមជាវមកដាក់ក្នុង ផ្ទះ ឡាននិងដាក់លម្អលើសក់។
Jasmine Garland in Khmer style, the Cambodian peoples they like the jasmine flower because the smell very good all the times special at night, They alway buy from the flowers shop to put in the car, house,hair style, wedding party and pray to the gods.

 

 クメールスタイルのジャスミンガーランドです。車の中、家の中、髪に飾ったり、結婚式のパーティーに多く使われます。そしてこの香りで祈りをささげます。

THE OLD ROYAL BALLET

របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យក្នុងឆ្នាំ 1909 សម្តែងដោយខ្សែរាជវង្សនិងនាដកា របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ។
The Royal ballet of Cambodia since 1909, Performing by royal family and dancers in royal palace.

1909年カンボジアのロイヤル·バレエ、王室と王宮内のダンサーによる舞台写真です。

CAMBODIA ANNIVERSARY ROYALS CORONATION

ខួបគំរប់១០ឆ្នាំនៃការឡើងគ្រងរាជសម្បត្តិរបស់ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះបរមនាថនរោត្តមសីហមុនី។
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni 10th anniversary of his coronation in Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.

 

カンボジア国王ノロドム·シハモニプノンペンの王宮での即位10周年です。

Paris Peace Agreement Day October 23rd

If you are in Cambodia on 23rd October - take it easy: banks and offices (apart from tour companies) will be closed. The country is celebrating Paris Peace Agreement Day. In some way this holiday marks an anniversary of “New Cambodia” as we know it now. On 23rd October 1991 peace documents signed in Paris (hence the name of the holiday) marked not only the end of the Cambodian-Vietnamese war, but also the end of communistic era. Two years later the country held its first Democratic elections.

In 2004 the government cancelled the holiday, and it was brought back on the list of Cambodian National holidays only in 2013. Even after the Peace Agreement was signed, remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers continued to fight, and real peace came to Cambodia only at the end of 1990s.

Nevertheless for many citizens 23rd October is a very important day when country’s political direction had changed, opening Cambodia to the rest of the world, and making nowadays development and growing prosperity possible.

１０月２３日はパリ和平協定締結記念日で銀行や会社が休日となります。
１９９１年１０月２３日新しいカンボジアの始まりとなり、カンボジアとベトナムの戦争終結とともに、共産主義の終わりとなり、２年後には民主選挙が行われました。
２００４年には政府が休日を解消しましたが、２０１３年から再度休日に指定されました。
 １９９０年代にはクメール·ルージュの兵士が戦い続けていましたが、今の繁栄と成長、開発の出発点となった大切な記念日です。

Creative cambodian

The wall painting design by Cambodian youth.

カンボジアの若者による壁面アートです

Flower of the god

Lotus flowers is very important for the Cambodian peoples for pray the gods.

蓮の花は仏様にお祈りするための大切な花です

Pchum Ben Festival

Many of Cambodian peoples they go to pagoda around 15 day for the Pchum Ben day.

wikipedia(Pchum Ben)

プチュンバンは日本のお盆の風習と同じです。 旧暦１０月末日に１５日間も行われます。
お寺参りやお墓参りをしますが、自宅内と自宅前の道路に立派な食事を準備して、ご先祖が帰宅するのを待ち、ご先祖様が天からお戻りになると一緒に食事をします。
そして、イミテーションですが金の延べ棒やお金など色々な物を燃やしてご先祖様に差し上げ、爆竹を鳴らしたりします。
カンボジア人の仏教徒はとても信心深く、この時期に来られますとカンボジア人の仏教感を感じることができます。

THE NATIONAL DANCE OF CAMBODIA

របាំអប្សរាគឺជារបាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា។វាជារបាំដ៏មានប្រជាប្រិយ៍ភាពមួយដែលប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាទូរទាំង ប្រទេសនិយមទស្សនានិង​អោយតំលៃបំផុត។របាំនេះតួឯក គឺជាស្រ្តីបរិសុទ្ធហើយជា​​អ្នកដែលរាំល្អជាងគេបំផុតប្រចាំក្រុម។ពត៍សំពត់អប្សរាទាំងអស់គឺតំណាងអោយត្បូងដែលមានតំលៃដែល ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានិយម ប្រើបាស់ដូចជាពត៍សតំណាងអោយត្បូងពេជ្រ​ហើយពត៍ផ្សេងៗ​តំណាងអោយ ត្បូងកណ្តៀង ទទឹមនិងត្បូងផ្សេងៗជាដើម។តាមជំនឿហិណ្ឌូនិងព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា អប្សរាជាដួងវិញ្ញាណ ស្រ្តីពពកនិងទឹក អប្សរាជាភាវះអរូបិយ៍ជាស្រ្តីមានសម្រស់ស្អាតជានិច្ច អប្សរារាំពន់ពេនតាម ចង្វាក់ភ្លេងដែលប្រគំដោយគន្ធរជាស្វាមីក្នុងប្រាសាទរបស់អទិទេព។តាមរយះរបាំអប្សរាមាន ការផ្សាភ្ជាប់ទៅពេលវេលា១ពាន់ឆ្នាំ នៅពេលដែល គេសម្តែងសិល្បះនៅមុខព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។
ទោះបីជារូបអប្សរា មានទម្រង់សក់និងសំពត់ដូចជាគ្នាប៉ុន្តែ កាយវិការនិងម្កុដពុំដូចគ្នាទេ។

Apsara dance is the royal ballet of Cambodia, it's a popular dance for the Cambodian peoples, Apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing.

They dance to the music made by the Gandharvas, usually in the palaces of the gods. They have a lot of hairs styles and the crowns if they have the same dress but they styles are different. Please visit cambodia for come to see Apsara at the wall Angkor Wat.

アプサラ舞踊は現在もカンボジア王室で継承されています。とても人気のある舞踊です。
アプサラはヒンドゥ教の神話に登場する雲と水の精ですが、現在の舞踊は仏教の要素も含まれています。
アンコールワットの彫刻と同じドレス同じ髪型で、インドネシアのガムラン音楽に似た器楽演奏に合わせて踊ります。
アンコールワットでは、このアプサラ舞踊を鑑賞できますので、当社にお問い合わせください

THE NATIONAL FOOD OF CAMBODIA

Amok is a speacial food for Cambodian peoples and many tourists around the world, It's a national food in Kingdom of Cambodia. Please try the taste when you visit in Cambodia.

アモックというココナツミルク入りのメニューです。カンボジアの国民的料理ですので、カンボジアにいらっしゃった際は、ぜひお試しください。