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The Sacred Dancers of Angkor : NKFC are "recognised as the Kingdom’s first and only spiritual dance troupe, is not only well-known in Siem Reap but also all over Cambodia and has even performed in other countries. Since 2007, they have been taught the discipline in the ancestral Khmer way: meditation, praying and mastering more than 4,500 gestures of the dance."

By Taing Rynith

Sacred Dancers on a thorny path to creating the authentic Apsara - Khmer Times This excerpt is from the 1912 book Danseuses Anciennes et Modernes about the classical dance of Cambodia, written by George Groslier (1887–1945), the creator and first curator of the National Museum of Cambodia and the director of the Service des Arts Cambodgiens from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Today, numerous countries worldwide are celebrating Songkran, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, parts of northeastern India, parts of Viet Nam, and Xishuangbanna, China.

The term “Songkran” appears on inscriptions at our temples. “Songkran” is a Sanskrit word originating in India, meaning a cycle of time throughout the year.

Cambodia eyes enlisting “Songkran in Cambodia” in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List - Khmer Times Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that in the future, Cambodia also has the right to request the inscription of “Songkran in Cambodia” in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316496/apsara-continues-consolidating-platform-of-angkor-wats-bakan-tower/

APSARA continues consolidating platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan Tower - Khmer Times Experts from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology at the APSARA National Authority continue the third phase project of consolidating the platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan tower to strengthen the damaged structure.