Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony

Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony

Source: france24

2/18/2023

Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony

Credit: TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP

Running into a thigh-deep muddy lake, villagers in eastern Cambodia used bamboo baskets and nets to scoop up their catch for an annual fishing ceremony where only traditional tools are used.

Sporting straw hats and cotton checkered scarves to shield themselves from the blazing sun, hundreds of children and adults cheered Saturday as they netted freshwater catfish and snakefish in Boeung Kroam lake, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) from the capital Phnom Penh.

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