Do you need your house blessed ?
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
A crate of condoms?StroppyChops wrote:Seriously though, what's an appropriate gift to give neighbours you don't really get on with on the arrival of yet another neighbour?
Rattex sandwiches?
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
All a religious scam by money/power hunger monks/temples, but they believe in it so I would say go along with their religion as it is their country.
"Religion is the Opium of the People"
Karl Marx
1818-1883
"Everybody's got to believe in something, I believe I'll have another beer."
W.C. Fields
1880-1946
"Religion is the Opium of the People"
Karl Marx
1818-1883
"Everybody's got to believe in something, I believe I'll have another beer."
W.C. Fields
1880-1946
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
I like to keep my bases covered so a blessing ceremony is fine. Especially when followed by lots of beers....
Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
You're just a religious opportunist, not that there's anything wrong with that!hanno wrote:I like to keep my bases covered so a blessing ceremony is fine. Especially when followed by lots of beers....
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Absolutely!!!Jaap N. wrote:You're just a religious opportunist, not that there's anything wrong with that!hanno wrote:I like to keep my bases covered so a blessing ceremony is fine. Especially when followed by lots of beers....
Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
I think it is really crucial for Cambodian when moving in a brand new house or renovated house. Even though we don't invite monks to come to bless the house, but we at least offer some fruit and foods. The same as buying new properties like car or motorbike. We, Cambodian believed every houses both new and old have spirits or angles who stay there looking after the house, so before we move in, we need to offer some foods and fruit for them and it is also a sign telling them we move in and hope they will look after us and help us to succeed and be prosperous. My mom called me and told me to offer some fruits when i moved in a new room.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
Thanks Samouth. A party without monks sounds good to me -
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
Well i know nothing about cambodian 'culture', but understand 'bro mat bro mong' child snatchers used to capture wayward children and sell them to be buried beneath the foundations of rich folk's houses, so their young spirits would protect the bricks and mortar.
Is this true, lord voldesamouth?
Is this true, lord voldesamouth?
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Sort of make your own ghosts ? Sounds of kids screaming at night. Sounds ideal.Kampong Spooner wrote:Well i know nothing about cambodian 'culture', but understand 'bro mat bro mong' child snatchers used to capture wayward children and sell them to be buried beneath the foundations of rich folk's houses, so their young spirits would protect the bricks and mortar.
Is this true, lord voldesamouth?
Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
Wow! now i see some good points of getting married with Cambodian girl. You get to know the word that most expats and foreigners have no idea about.Kampong Spooner wrote:Well i know nothing about cambodian 'culture', but understand 'bro mat bro mong' child snatchers used to capture wayward children and sell them to be buried beneath the foundations of rich folk's houses, so their young spirits would protect the bricks and mortar.
Is this true, lord voldesamouth?
It is actually not true. It is just a made up story which is being narrated from time to time by parents and older people to scare their younger kids and granddaughter and grandson. So that, their young kids will stay at home instead of going out to play with their friend.
Different provinces have different explanation of what is Bromat Bromong. Most older people in my village would say, Bromat Bromong is a very big and tall person who snatch or catch children and sell them to doctors in Vietnam and later those children will have their organs removed. Doctor will use their organs to replace the organs of sick people. I also have heard the explanation of your version.
I can't remember in what thread, we actually talked a lot about this kind of thing.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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