Reportage: When the River Runs High

Bon Om Thook, the annual Cambodia water festival, celebrates the reversal of the water current in Tonle Sap river, with boats races. It also coincides with the full moon of the Buddhist calendar month of "kadeuk", in which they believe that a full moon promises a bountiful harvest. It signifies the end of the rainy season.

Special food is prepared for this occasion - fruits, vegetables and fish amok, a uniquely Cambodian speciality. Candles are lit, incense burnt and offerings made.