Wat Khmer Kampuchea Krom, a Khmer Buddhist Foundation

We look forward to the Kathina ceremony this weekend!

We are pleased to share our fact sheet on our vision and the process for our new home in San Jose. https://www.wattkampucheakrom.org/s/WKK-fact-sheet-October-

Pun Pchum Bun is a major 15-day religious festival in which Khmer people pay respects to the past generations of their ancestors. The festival begins on the 15th day of the 10th month of the Khmer calendar. Around the world, families gather at pagodas to pray, bring food, and make offerings to monks and the spirits of their relatives. During the first 14 days of the 15-day long Pun Pchum Bun religious festival, Khmer people bring food and offerings to monks and pray for the s...pirits of their departed relatives. In Cambodia, three days in October at the end of the festival are designated as public holidays so people have time to gather with family. This weekend, we will be celebrating the 15th and final day of the Pun Pchum Bun festival with a traditional ceremony meant to show dedication, respect, and generosity to ancestors, friends, and family who are no longer with us. We are honored to carry on our culture with this longstanding practice, as we welcome members and their families to join us.

April 12-14, 2019

Happy Khmer New Year! Khmer New Year, or Chol Chnam Thmey, takes place in mid-April to honor spring and the start of the year. The holiday is celebrated at Watt Kampuchea Krom with peaceful reflection, purification ceremonies, visits from families, and traditional games to mark the end of harvest season. At home, families do their spring cleaning and may set up altars to honor Buddhist deities and deceased family members. Temples are decorated with coconut leaves and flowers, offerings of food are laid out at altars for departed relatives, and people of all ages play traditional games in the temple courtyard. We hope you all have a wonderful new year.

We are pleased to share some information on the process for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application, which will be necessary to ensure that our proposed temple will be harmonious with our community. The Conditional Use Permit process allows the City to review the proposed use and determine whether the site is appropriate for that type of activity, as well as to place conditions on the use that would enhance the project and reduce any possible negative effects on surroundi...ng properties. Today’s topic is: What is a Conditional Use Permit? A conditional use permit, or CUP, is a tool that provides flexibility within a zoning ordinance. It allows for special community uses, such as drive-up businesses, care facilities, or religious establishments to operate within certain zoning districts. Uses such as these are permitted to provide essential services to support our communities. Church and religious assemblies are conditionally allowed in the residential zoning district. : ? (CUP) , , ()

Watt Kampuchea Krom wishes those who celebrate the holiday, a Happy Lunar New Year. Cambodians, or Khmer people, celebrate multiple New Years holidays based on their various cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. The core new year celebration is "Chol Chnam Thmey" or Cambodian Lunar New Year, which takes place in mid-April to honor spring and the start of the year. While Chol Chnam Thmey is the only New Years holiday that Watt Kampuchea Krom observes, some Khmer people ...also celebrate the western new year at the end of December, and a small number, mainly Khmer people with Chinese or Vietnamese heritage, may observe the Lunar New Year, which typically takes place at the end of January or beginning of February. ! ,

We've officially launched our website, we welcome you to visit www.wattkampucheakrom.org for Temple information, calendar, and news.