| National Day of Remembrance | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Reenact_of_Khmer_Rouge.jpg) Students from the Royal University of Fine Arts reenact Khmer Rouge crimes in an event marking the annual Day of Anger (Choeung Ek, 2019) | |
| Observed by | Cambodia |
| Date | 20 May |
| Frequency | annual |
The National Day of Remembrance (Khmer: ទិវាជាតិនៃការចងចាំ, romanized: Tivea Cheate nei kar Changcham), formerly called the National Day of Hatred, which falls on 20 May, is an annual event in Cambodia. It commemorates the Cambodian genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled the country between 1975 and 1979. It became a national holiday in 2018.[1]
The English name 'Day of Hatred' is somewhat of a mistranslation. The Khmer name, when instituted in 1983, was ទិវាចងកំហឹង – Ti Veer Jrong Komhuoeng ('Day of Tying Anger'). The name could also be translated as 'Day of Maintaining Rage'.[2][3]
- ^ "'Day of Anger' becomes Kingdom's latest national holiday". The Phnom Penh Post. 20 February 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
genowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Khmer Dictionary: ចងកំហឹង". khmer-dictionary.appspot.com.