A villager performs during a "guardian spirit" ritual in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 21, 2026. About two dozen villagers on the northwest outskirts of Phnom Penh in Cambodia painted their faces and bodies as well as donned grass skirts on Thursday as they celebrated an annual traditional ritual to ask a "guardian spirit" to bring good fortune and rain for their rice crop. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

A villager performs during a "guardian spirit" ritual in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 21, 2026. About two dozen villagers on the northwest outskirts of Phnom Penh in Cambodia painted their faces and bodies as well as donned grass skirts on Thursday as they celebrated an annual traditional ritual to ask a "guardian spirit" to bring good fortune and rain for their rice crop. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)