By Nhim Sophal
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Somewhat ahead of schedule, eleven NGOs and the committee for the promotion of women in politics – a committee consisting of six associations – are organizing this Saturday, a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Phnom to honor nine women considered as the “Greatest Women.” The nine women are: Preah Neang Soma (Liv Yi) who was the origin of the Khmer people; Yeay Mao to whom all Cambodians traveling to Sihanoukville are paying respect to; Preah Neang Indradevy, the queen of king Jayavarman VII; Yeay Khan Khiev, the wife of Oknha Khleang Moeung; Yeay Yat who is revered by Pailin people; Yeay Penh, the founder of Phnom Penh; Neang Chek Neang Cham who are honored in Siem Reap; Preah Neang Kang Hing, the Goddess of the Earth; Yeay Tep who is honored by Cambodian artists.
For Thida Khus, director of the Silika NGO, this ceremony is aimed at recalling the younger generations the “heroic feats” accomplished by these women. “These women left a great heritage, in particular in culture, to Cambodians nowadays. The souls of these Great Women are always with us, and they inspire in us a spirit of solidarity and peace,” Thida Khus explained.
Usually, Thida Khus noted, during the International Women’s Day celebration, the women who are honored are contemporary women. “But, we should not forget the soul of these out-of-the ordinary women who are very valuable in the eyes of Khmer people. That is why we have accepted to organize this kind of ceremony,” she added.
The organizers wished to hold the ceremony for two days, however, the municipality only authorized it for Saturday only. Some 500 people are expected to participate in the ceremony attended by 18 monks.
For Thida Khus, director of the Silika NGO, this ceremony is aimed at recalling the younger generations the “heroic feats” accomplished by these women. “These women left a great heritage, in particular in culture, to Cambodians nowadays. The souls of these Great Women are always with us, and they inspire in us a spirit of solidarity and peace,” Thida Khus explained.
Usually, Thida Khus noted, during the International Women’s Day celebration, the women who are honored are contemporary women. “But, we should not forget the soul of these out-of-the ordinary women who are very valuable in the eyes of Khmer people. That is why we have accepted to organize this kind of ceremony,” she added.
The organizers wished to hold the ceremony for two days, however, the municipality only authorized it for Saturday only. Some 500 people are expected to participate in the ceremony attended by 18 monks.
11 comments:
Neang KongHing will give us justice someday soon!
Swallow the traitor alive please Mother Earth!
TOO Many LADIES of MAGIC HAD LEFT CAMBODIA'S LAND AT THE TODAY SIZE AND WILL BE LESS IN THE FUTURE.
THE LADIES OF REAL POLITICAL AND BUSINESS/ENTERPRENEUR LEADERSHIP ARE THE ONES SHOULD BE HONORED.
Is this a joke or something? Why they honor Neang Kong Hing or Yeay Tep? Are they real people? Can anyone tell me, please?
HAHAHA This is the most stupid thing i have sever seen in my life.
Why did they not honor women like mam somaly, mou sochua, and others who work so hard to raise women's status in Cambodia. What the hell yeay penh did to deserve such honor. She just found a Buddha statue in a floating log. This shows how stupid some Khmer leaders are.
You stupid baboons!
Do you know any thing of Cambodia culture?
We do this to make Khmer people to know about the important of our women, With their name in our culture up to now, they were and are better than you BABOONS!
Other women neen to prove themselves more than now! and good people do not need to put up like stupid SDACH REAK ARCH, Special PHD! Fuckup man!!!!!!!!
If you're willing to Honor only dead ladies. How about Piseth Pilika ?
We say honor our old favorite QUEEN KOSSAMAK NARYROTH. Her majesty brought Apsara dancers to life from the great wall of " Angkor Wat". For crying out loud! She meant the world to Cambodia and her grand daughter Princess Bopha Devi? Deosn't those magnificent motion arts mean anything to us? and HRH who gracefully performed it herself?
Hello!
What don't care what anybody say about other bad royal family, but those Two RHs. We said they deserve to be honored.
Ordinary Khmers
We honor the past and value the present. This must not be ignored. So what they are doing is appreciated.
I agree with this anon 3:37 AM said
[[["HAHAHA This is the most stupid thing i have sever seen in my life.
Why did they not honor women like mam somaly, mou sochua, and others who work so hard to raise women's status in Cambodia. What the hell yeay penh did to deserve such honor. She just found a Buddha statue in a floating log. This shows how stupid some Khmer leaders are." ]]]]
Cambodia has too and too long way to go. These people DO NOT understand the great women today like Mrs Mu Sochuo, Mam Somaly.. or Mrs Piseth Pilika... are the living role models where millions have witnessed.
3:37 AM, I admit that your comments are the most brilliant comments, I salute. Because you value people based on their work not based on the myth or the story not being seen.
How could they expect the new generation to follow the story of the old dead woman who may have never existed? What kimd of role model do these ignorant wish the new generation to follow? To go and look for Buddha on the lake or the river? What they should encourage the new generation to be educated and to participate with politics or show concern about the fate of Cambodia by looking up to those great women like Mu Sochua, Mam Somaly, Piseth Pilika etc.. These great women are the living proofs not some story of the dead old woman who found buddha on the lake or the river.
Good Grace, what is wrong with these idiot Khmers? No wonder why Cambodia is still/always in misery.
This is TOO and TOO STUPID, and Khmers remain STUPID, everyone can see it. Goshhh.. I wish Khmers never Exist. Who created that STUPID SHOW?
Yuan HONORED the Bamboos now Yuan honor the Rubber Plantation, and Khmers? Honored the Story/MYTH like the old woman who found the buddha on the river.
Hah, haha... This is the STUPIDEST Thing from the Stupid Khmers I just witness. Hah. haha..
Aight!!! let us drop a few missiles on these stupid head so they don't waste the planet anymore.
That's why Yuan are laughing at these STUPID KHMERS.
Well...In our society, when parent
are still alive children don't give
them good food and other things. But after they die their children
will THVER BON THOM.
Don't worry Mam Somaly keep do good things in 1000 years we will
honor you. This is a real man world.
Bati
Bati,
I expect you can come up with some sort of intellectual intelligence & emotional intelligence under this extreme critical situation. While Yuan's stratagem is calm and neat with their rubber plantation after bamboos, the stupid Khmers including you are going backward. That's the reason Yuan & Siam have always wanted to exterminate Khmer species, because Khmers are to stupid just like you.
It is wasting the planet, let others take over and plan more rubber/bamboos instead.
I cannot believe Khmers still exist, but it won't be long if people like you and those stupid Khmers ignore the real problems.
You have no clues what will be going to happen very soon.
The young, new generations are looking up for the role models not those myths.
Gosshh.. why Khmers are too stupid?
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