Food is prepared for Buddhist monks at the Vihear Sour Pagoda in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Sept. 21, 2025.

Cambodia on Sunday began to celebrate the three-day traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day.

Pchum Ben festival is the second-biggest celebration for Cambodian people after the Lunar New Year.

During the celebrations, the Cambodian Buddhists go to pagodas and make offerings to monks in order to dedicate to their deceased relatives and loved ones. (Photo by Nitola/Xinhua)

(250921) -- PHNOM PENH, Sept. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Cambodians depart for their hometowns across the country ahead of the Pchum Ben festival from Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Sept. 19, 2025.

Cambodia on Sunday began to celebrate the three-day traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day.

Pchum Ben festival is the second-biggest celebration for Cambodian people after the Lunar New Year.

During the celebrations, the Cambodian Buddhists go to pagodas and make offerings to monks in order to dedicate to their deceased relatives and loved ones. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

Cambodian Buddhists celebrate the Pchum Ben festival at the Vihear Sour Pagoda in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Sept. 21, 2025.

Cambodia on Sunday began to celebrate the three-day traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestor's Day.

Pchum Ben festival is the second-biggest celebration for Cambodian people after the Lunar New Year.

During the celebrations, the Cambodian Buddhists go to pagodas and make offerings to monks in order to dedicate to their deceased relatives and loved ones. (Photo by Nitola/Xinhua)