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Cambodia's rites bloom amid village life and modern shifts
National Geographic writer Thomas Abercrombie portrays Pradak and Chroi Dang in Cambodia where puberty rites and solemn weddings coexist with Buddhist reverence. A funeral exhumation, bamboo pagoda scenes, and a mix of old customs with new schooling reveal a culture balancing tradition and change.
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Cambodia
Thomas J. Abercrombie
National Geographic
Indochina
Pradak
Abercrombie
Dust Road
Gographic
Achar
Chroi Dang
Martin J. Clish
Lok Ta
Chioi Dang