Preah Vihear: The ceremony of exorcism or the process of expelling demons or so-called evil spirits from the village is always celebrated by the villagers of Sambo and Koh Ker in Srayong commune, Kulen district, Preah Vihear province every year. Never interrupted. The locals believe that the celebration will bring happiness and prosperity to the villagers and that there will be no more incidents or diseases.
According to the study and observation of the working group of the Department of Research, Training and Documentation of the National Authority of Preah Vihear in the area of Koh Ker temple resort, it shows that the people in the two ancient villages, Koh Ker and Sambo, have always practiced their faith. Its animation is constant. The Ascension Ceremony in Sambo Village is similar to the Ascension Ceremony in Koh Ker Village, with the same common purpose. The purpose of this celebration is twofold. First, it is made to ask for happiness in living and making a living by farming more productively from the owner of the water, the landlord (Neak Ta) who takes care of their area to live with a portrait. And also to communicate with the elders. Second, they are made to drive away evil spirits from their community through an act of ascension, also known as the “expulsion of evil spirits” or “expulsion of evil spirits from the village.”
The Department of Research, Training and Documentation of the National Authority of Preah Vihear will soon document the history of this ceremony to disseminate to mankind, to better understand the ancestral heritage of the superstitious religious beliefs of the people in both villages This.
The National Authority of Preah Vihear considers that the preservation of the ancient traditions of the Ascension Ceremony of Sambo and Koh Ker villagers in the resort area of Koh Ker temple has helped to promote tourism in the form of abstract religions. The National Authority of Preah Vihear considers the ascension ceremony as an identity left by the ancestors for the next generation of Cambodian children, as well as human beings around the world to know and learn more about the culture, traditions and religious traditions of the Cambodian ancestors.
