via Phnom Penh Post, 10-11 December 2023: Over 1,250 students participated in the Angkor Thanksgiving march, demonstrating their commitment to preserving Cambodia’s Angkor Wat and the UNESCO World Heritage site. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, the event, held from December 7 to 16, celebrated the 31st anniversary of Angkor’s UNESCO inscription and honored the legacy of ancestors and past kings.
Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona asserted that orchestrating a multi-day event to commemorate Angkor aims to express gratitude to the ancestors and past kings who built the temples.
The gathering also signifies a collective effort to promote diverse activities for the conservation of national heritage.
Sackona, who also serves as head of the APSARA National Authority (ANA), made these remarks during the festival’s prayer ceremony for peace on December 7. The ceremony included offering alms to 131 monks and marked the commencement of the third year of Angkor Thanksgiving.
The ceremony witnessed the presence of Men Sam An, a member of the Supreme Privy Council to the King, Pich Chanmony, the wife of Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as hundreds of monks, provincial leaders and ANA staff.
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