A school in Phnom Penh was converted to become a concentration camp when Pol Pot was in power. Many died at this concentration camp. This school has been converted to a museum to remind people of the atrocities of that era.
Tragic stories of the Khmer Rouge era are also recorded in text-books, tourist guides and other material. It is hard to visit Cambodia without hearing something of this past.
The Chinese tradition of remembering ancestors is observed here since many Cambodians have Chinese ancestors. This is why many visit the cemeteries during the April “Cheng Meng” season.
Some also have altars at their homes for worshipping their ancestors.
In the Khmer calendar, Pchum Ben in October is as important an event as Khmer New Year. During Pchum Ben, people would bring rice sacrifices and money to the temples to feed the monks and honour their ancestors.
