Do you need your house blessed ?
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Do you need your house blessed ?
Hi all,
this is a real question - when you move into a new place, how important is it to get your house blessed by monks ? Is it the same if you move into a brand new place or if you just take over someone else's house? Do apartments need blessing the same as an individual house ?
I'd just like to get a take on this from other foreigners who have bought homes here. Is this just a thing to do, or do you think that it is really important for your Cambodian family ?
I know from experience that everybody here loves a good excuse for a ceremony and a party - but is it more than that ?
Also like to hear what you think about this, Samouth and LS.
this is a real question - when you move into a new place, how important is it to get your house blessed by monks ? Is it the same if you move into a brand new place or if you just take over someone else's house? Do apartments need blessing the same as an individual house ?
I'd just like to get a take on this from other foreigners who have bought homes here. Is this just a thing to do, or do you think that it is really important for your Cambodian family ?
I know from experience that everybody here loves a good excuse for a ceremony and a party - but is it more than that ?
Also like to hear what you think about this, Samouth and LS.
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
Kinda related, I'm keen to see how our landlord responds when we put a nativity scene in the spirit house built into our front room...
He didn't seem thrilled when we removed the red threads tying the house together as we moved in.
He didn't seem thrilled when we removed the red threads tying the house together as we moved in.
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
i imagine you will have approval with the nativity scene.
Khmers are avid adopters of outside influences.
Khmers are avid adopters of outside influences.
Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
In my experience, it is very important to Khmer when they move into a new residence to have the place blessed, whether it is a new build, old house, rented house/apartment, basically anywhere they plan on living. Not necessarily to chase the ghosts out, but to reassure them that the new tenants are not their to do them any harm...that's my understanding anyway...I normally just go along for the feed and piss-up afterwards.
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Possibly start selling them...frank lee bent wrote:i imagine you will have approval with the nativity scene.
Khmers are avid adopters of outside influences.
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
What he said.PSD-Kiwi wrote:In my experience, it is very important to Khmer when they move into a new residence to have the place blessed, whether it is a new build, old house, rented house/apartment, basically anywhere they plan on living. Not necessarily to chase the ghosts out, but to reassure them that the new tenants are not their to do them any harm...that's my understanding anyway...I normally just go along for the feed and piss-up afterwards.
If you have a Khmer spouse, then she has the right to maintain her beliefs. If that means appeasing spirits, then I don't have a problem with that.
@Stroppy, if you're still living at the same place, why not use that entire wall opposite your front door for the nativity scene. Saw a lot of spectacular Xmas-lit gardens last year in Oz. Your neighbors will love it (but you pay for the pleung, ok?).
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The neighbours have claimed part of that wall for stacking their charcoal...Username Taken wrote:@Stroppy, if you're still living at the same place, why not use that entire wall opposite your front door for the nativity scene. Saw a lot of spectacular Xmas-lit gardens last year in Oz. Your neighbors will love it (but you pay for the pleung, ok?).
Oh, and they brought home a new baby today, so that should be fun! Much blessing going on in their household, fortunately there's plenty of free parking right behind our tuktuks so they don't have to park in their own space.
Seriously though, what's an appropriate gift to give neighbours you don't really get on with on the arrival of yet another neighbour?
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
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Sorry, I don't think the search function is functioning.
But, err, the same as when you visited the friend in hospital. Nestle's Bear brand sterilized milk. And half a smile.
But, err, the same as when you visited the friend in hospital. Nestle's Bear brand sterilized milk. And half a smile.
Re: RE: Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
No need to give anything unless you get invitated to the buddhist blessing party when the infant is one month old, in which case you probably will receive an envelopeStroppyChops 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?
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Re: Do you need your house blessed ?
A copy of the christian chronicle, the warchtower or whatever propaganda filth you peddle.
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