Pchum Ben is Cambodia’s Buddhist festival honoring deceased ancestors. Families remember parents, grandparents, and earlier generations through prayers and offerings.
It lasts 15 days. People visit pagodas, bring food to monks, and dedicate the spiritual merit of these good deeds to their departed relatives. The final day is the main gathering, called Pchum Ben.
According to traditional belief, spirits are temporarily able to return during this period. Before dawn, worshippers offer small rice balls called bay ben to hungry spirits—including those with nobody left to remember them. These offerings express compassion as well as care for family ancestors.
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October 2026