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| 2024 -- H 8166 Enacted 04/11/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RECOGNIZING THE CELEBRATION OF THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR AND "THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON" ON APRIL 14-16, 2024 |
Introduced By: Representatives Slater, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Hull, Fenton-Fung, Diaz, Cruz, Potter, and McNamara |
| Date Introduced: April 11, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, One of the most important and popular of Cambodian holidays, ushering in |
| the New Year, is Choul Chnam Thmey, which literally means "Enter the New Year." It occurs |
| from April 13th through the 16th and marks the end of the harvesting season; and |
| WHEREAS, Each Cambodian year is popularly known by one of the 12 animals of the |
| Zodiac. These names provide a ready reference because each is used only once in 12 years. This |
| year, 2024, will be celebrated as "The Year of the Dragon"; and |
| WHEREAS, The holiday celebration is a three-day event that begins on New Year’s Day. |
| Moha Sangkran is the first day of the event and symbolizes the ending of one year and beginning |
| anew. Cambodians traditionally clean and decorate their homes and prepare food for the New |
| Year inauguration and to welcome the "New Angels at every single home"; and |
| WHEREAS, Day two of the Cambodian New Year's celebration is Wanabot. It is a time |
| to offer gifts to one's parents, grandparents, and elders, and to contribute to charity and help those |
| less fortunate; and |
| WHEREAS, The third day of the New Year's celebration is called Thhnay Leung Sakk, |
| which means the year "starts to be counted from this day." People generally go to temple in the |
| morning and end the day with the "Pithi Srang Preah" where they cleanse the Buddha statues and |
| their monks, elders, parents, and grandparents as an act of contrition to apologize for any |
| transgressions done to them; and |
| WHEREAS, The Cambodian New Year's holiday is rich with tradition and a perfectly |
| wonderful time for men and women, both young and old, to come together and celebrate; now, |
| therefore, be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| recognizes the celebration of the Cambodian New Year and the "Year of the Dragon" on April |
| 14-16, 2024; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House hereby wishes to extend its deepest respect and |
| appreciation to the Rhode Island Cambodian community for all that it has contributed to the rich |
| diversity of Rhode Island culture; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Sophia Moeuy, President of the Cambodian |
| Society of Rhode Island, Inc. |
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