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Buddhistic Cambodians and Christmas
Rampo
post Dec 16 2008, 10:53 AM
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Hmmm,

Maybe it's a very stupid question, but do Buddhistic Cambodians celebrate Christmas?
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post Dec 16 2008, 02:52 PM
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QUOTE(Rampo @ Dec 16 2008, 10:53 AM) [snapback]4049237[/snapback]
Hmmm,

Maybe it's a very stupid question, but do Buddhistic Cambodians celebrate Christmas?

yeah we celebrate Preah Krishna birthday he was also born on Dec 25th.
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post Dec 16 2008, 02:53 PM
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QUOTE(Rampo @ Dec 16 2008, 05:53 AM) [snapback]4049237[/snapback]
Hmmm,

Maybe it's a very stupid question, but do Buddhistic Cambodians celebrate Christmas?



laugh.gif it is a stupid ques, All these holiday is not asian things but some asian like it and they celebrates about it, lets see, china, japan, the list goes on
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post Dec 16 2008, 03:08 PM
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my family is Buddhist we celebrate it i don't know about other family's
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post Dec 16 2008, 03:33 PM
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there is no wrong or right celebrating christmas, most asian probably do it because of the presents and not about its significant laugh.gif . i love christmas, but got to have snow though
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post Dec 16 2008, 03:59 PM
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there is no wrong or right celebrating christmas, most asian probably do it because of the presents and not about its significant laugh.gif . i love christmas, but got to have snow though

yeah it's all about the presents biggrin.gif
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post Dec 16 2008, 06:12 PM
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yes we celebrate christmas and we are buddhists. Honestly I can care less of how the church defines christmas, but to my family its an adopted tradition of getting together during that time of the year -- and the gift of giving ... no jesus or 3 wisemen stuff.
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post Dec 16 2008, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(Goombaking209 @ Dec 16 2008, 01:12 PM) [snapback]4049646[/snapback]
yes we celebrate christmas and we are buddhists. Honestly I can care less of how the church defines christmas, but to my family its an adopted tradition of getting together during that time of the year -- and the gift of giving ... no jesus or 3 wisemen stuff.



i don't think you guys are the only one laugh.gif
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post Dec 16 2008, 06:41 PM
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We celebrate it but we do it Khmer style, Hotpot, Karaoke with close friends and family. The gift giving part is mainly for the lil kids, but I find money left over to buy my mom sumthing.
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post Dec 16 2008, 07:20 PM
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We don celebrate X'mas, but we enjoy it. We join with the world. beerchug.gif
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post Dec 16 2008, 10:57 PM
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Most Khmers I know in America celebrate it.
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post Dec 17 2008, 11:09 AM
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QUOTE(BradPittJolie @ Dec 16 2008, 07:41 PM) [snapback]4049670[/snapback]
We celebrate it but we do it Khmer style, Hotpot, Karaoke with close friends and family. The gift giving part is mainly for the lil kids, but I find money left over to buy my mom sumthing.


Exactly. First of all to those that asked if khmer people celebrate Christmas? You have to understand what christmas is, Christmas is having all your families together,drink,eat,enjoying life,it's NOT alway about "getting" but "giving". It doesn't matter how little or large the gift is as long as it from the heart,a cards,kind words,helping around the house,take your parents out for lunch/dinner being with family because after all Christmas is "LOVE". I'm sure everyone out there have LOVE in their heart whether he/she know it or not.
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post Dec 18 2008, 02:01 AM
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"Christmas" has nothing to do with December 25th.
The Christians stole that day from many pre-Christian gods like Krishna and Horace. Just like how they stole pagan holidays like easter and condem other pagan holidays like halloween. Christians can go suck a big fat one.

Its more retarded when Cambodian Christians celebrate Songkran and Prachum Ben. ...the hypicracies...

Happy Krishmas.

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