Khmer lunar calendar
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The Khmer lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Cambodia to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and the timing of traditional holidays.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambodian lunar calendar | 1 |
| Khmer calendar | 1 |
| Khmer lunar calendar canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cambodian national identity
ⓘ
Khmer culture ⓘ Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| basedOn |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| category | Khmer traditional timekeeping system ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
Lao lunar calendar ⓘ Thai lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Khmer festivals and rituals ⓘ |
| defines |
Buddhist Lent period in Cambodia
ⓘ
end of Buddhist Lent in Cambodia ⓘ |
| determines |
dates of ancestral veneration rites
ⓘ
dates of traditional merit-making ceremonies ⓘ |
| follows | Buddhist religious observances ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
intercalary day
ⓘ
intercalary month ⓘ lunar month ⓘ solar month ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| languageOfNotation |
Khmer
ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer language
|
| primaryUse |
agricultural timing
ⓘ
religious purposes ⓘ traditional astrology ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism in Cambodia ⓘ |
| timeScale |
months based on lunar phases
ⓘ
years adjusted to solar cycle ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Gregorian calendar in Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khmer people ⓘ |
| usedByInstitution |
Cambodian Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Royal Household of Cambodia ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian royal court (historically)
|
| usedFor |
determining cultural events
ⓘ
determining religious festivals ⓘ determining traditional holidays ⓘ setting auspicious dates for house construction ⓘ setting auspicious dates for ordination ceremonies ⓘ setting auspicious dates for weddings ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
Kathen festival date
ⓘ
Khmer New Year date (Chaul Chnam Thmey) ⓘ Pchum Ben festival date ⓘ Visak Bochea date ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khmer calendar
this entity surface form:
Cambodian lunar calendar