Most of them fly kites in the fall and start counting from mid-September to mid-December, and sometimes we Khmers Play until the next season is winter. Want to know what the kite has a history and what kind of beliefs do we Khmers have regarding kites?

The kite originated in China as early as 2800 BC. This claim is due to the fact that China in the past had enough raw materials for making kites, such as silk for body or silk kite meat. Sturdy cats do not break easily for making strings and bamboo for making bones. During the Nokor Phnom period, from the beginning of the 1st century to the 7th century AD, the Khmer people also knew how to fly a kite Also, using the Chinese kite as an example. During the transition, India and some European countries also received this kite tradition from China.

There are many types of kites that Cambodians fly, such as Ek kite or Pnong kite, Ping kite, Pao kite and kite kantong, kite chicken, kite Butterflies, kites, stars, kites, kites, flowers, and so on. The shape of the kite is made according to their individual preferences according to their creativity. As for Khmer kites, most of them have been around since ancient times, they only see kandong and kite kites, which are popularly played in the villages of Tou district. Both the countryside living.

Flying a kite has been a tradition of our Cambodian society since ancient times. Today, we continue to follow the legacy of our ancestors, who affirmed a rule that life is always connected to nature. To pay homage to the four elements that sustain him: the earth, the water, the fire, and the air, which give life to various natures for Accompany our lives, we also hold this ceremony when Cambodians are happy to benefit from agriculture.