by Jenn Ngeth
On April 27, the Seattle community showed up to celebrate the 21st Annual White Center Cambodian New Year Festival.
This all-day New Year’s event, organized by the Cambodian Cultural Alliance of Washington, was packed with programming that’d please any ancestors. Through the downpour of rain, festivalgoers gathered for monk blessings, traditional dance performances, a bok lahong (green papaya salad) contest, delicious Cambodian foods, and many more activities.
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