Cambodia: Cakes in Celebration
Cambodia
Borin is trying to figure out the significance of blowing the candles on a cake with respect to Cambodian weddings.
Global Voices is an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world. Learn why »
Borin is trying to figure out the significance of blowing the candles on a cake with respect to Cambodian weddings.
Global Voices reminds me that the rest of the world is both indescribably different and infinitely more the same than I could ever imagine.
In Consent of the Networked, internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity, not the other way around. It’s time to wake up and act before the reversal becomes permanent.
Buy your copy through this link and support Global Voices! »
Ministry of Tofu translated a local reports about the poisoning of migratory birds in Hubei province. The dead birds are then headed for dining table in local restaurants.
Roland Farris from Truthout argues that China could be understood as a fascist state with the extension of the role of the nation in all matters, including sports; a sense of national grievance as the core of national identity; the paranoid control of any potential opposition; and the rise of Han Chinese racism.
Min Sun Min writes about the modern history of Myanmar by documenting the banknotes issued for Burma.
Richard Barrow uploads a photo of the ‘Purple People Toilet' in Thailand. It's a toilet for those who belong to the “Third Sex” or in Thailand they are often called “Lady Boys”
Welcome to another edition of the Global Voices podcast. In this episode we talk through some of the ideas and issues surrounding the global... More »
Please sign this petition, ask your friends to sign as well and help save Hamza:
Freedom of speech and expression does not give any individual the right to insult...
The most important aspect however is that the DEREGULATION OF HEMP, as I prefer to...
May Allah protect Syria and Bashar from Evils: US and israel
This site is licensed as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Please read our attribution policy to learn about freely redistributing our work.
Based on the Wikipedia list of countries, details.
Excellent question. I think it is just adopted from foreign influence without any meaning other than that the cake is seen as a way to celebrate (wedding/birthday), and if you want to fully celebrate you should have the candles, and blow them out. But I am very interested in learning about any meaning that someone else sees in it.