One of the most representative of these tales was the story of Vorvong and Sorvong, a

long tale of the Khmer oral tradition about two Khmer princes that fell into disgrace who,
after a series of ordeals, regain their status. Vorvong and Sorvong was first put into
writing by Auguste Pavie as "Vorvong and Saurivong"; this French civil servant claimed
that he had obtained the folk legend version he wrote down from a "Old Uncle Nip" in
Samraongtong District. The story was put into writing in Battambang.[7] In 2006 the
Vorvong and Sorvong story was enacted in dance form by the Royal Ballet of
Cambodia.

Theravada (pronounced more or less "terra-VAH-dah"), the "Doctrine

of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration
from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains
the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teachings. [1] For many
centuries, Theravada has been the predominant religion of continental
Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, and Laos) and Sri
Lanka. Today Theravada Buddhists number well over 100 million
worldwide.[2] In recent decades Theravada has begun to take root in the
West.
Customs
Sampeah (Cambodian greeting)

In Khmer culture a person's head is believed to contain the person's soultherefore

making it taboo to touch or point one's feet at it. It is also considered to be extremely
disrespectful to use the feet to point out a person, or to sit or sleep with the soles of the
feet pointing at a person, as the feet are the lowest part of the body and are considered
to be impure.
When greeting people or to show respect in Cambodia people do the "sampeah"
gesture, identical to the Indian namaste and Thai wai.
Customary Cambodian teachings are laid out in verse form in long works from the 14th
to 18th centuries collectively called Chhbap ("rules" or "codes").[7] These were
traditionally learned by rote. Works such as the Chhbap Pros ("Boy's Code"), Chhbap
Srey ("Girl's Code") and Chhbap Peak Chas ("Code of Ancient Words") gave such
advice as: a person that does not wake up before sunrise is lazy; a child must tell
parents or elders where they go and what time they will return home; always close
doors gently, otherwise a bad temper will be assumed; sit in a chair with the legs
straight down and not crossed (crossing the legs is a mark of an impolite person); and
always let the other person do more talking.
In Cambodia it is not polite to make eye contact with someone who is older or someone
who is considered a superior.
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (Khmer: ) (MoFA) is
the government ministry with a mandate to promote, encourage and support the fine
arts of Cambodia.