Part 6 of 7. Pchum Ben (Khmer: បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ) October 10, 2010

A brief history about Pchum Ben Festival

Pchum Ben (Ancestors' Day) is a Cambodian religious festival, many Cambodian pay their respects to the deceased relatives. It occurs once a year and the gate of hell opens to let the ghosts of the dead come to feed on the food-offer by the laypeople. Also, this festival gives the ghosts the opportunity to end theirs suffering and reincarnate to others beings. The offering of food and money are made from laypeople to the Buddhist monks, and therefore, creating merit that benefits the dead. Consequently, if the living relatives (mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and etc...) of the dead (ghosts) did not come to Pchum Ben festival to offers food to the Buddhist Monks and the ghosts, the ghosts will return to hell and endure more suffering until the next Pchum Ben festival, when the gate of hell opens again.
Pchum Ben ceremony on october 10, 2010 at The Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Dallas Texas. Please visit us at www.cambodiantemple.org

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