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The Kreung (Khmer: គ្រឹង; Krung) are an ethnic group that live in Cambodia, mainly in Ratanakiri Province, and relatively small number in Stung Treng, Mondolkiri Province. There are 22,385 Kreung people in Cambodia as of 2013.
Discover the unique tradition of Cambodia's Kreung tribe: Love Huts. A beautiful testament to young love and cultural understanding.
25 mar 2016 · They’ve renamed the maiden huts “love huts.” Against Khmer culture—which prizes virginity and can offer young women little choice in whom or when they wed—the highlander’s traditions ...
26 mar 2016 · For the Kreung ethnic minority living in Cambodia, the practice of building “maiden huts" allowed young women to experience courtship on their own terms—and sometimes led to true love and lasting marriages. But now, the traditional sleeping huts have all but disappeared.
The Traditional Khmer Housing refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings by the Khmer people since the ancient time and evolved until today. In Cambodia , there are many Khmer style houses that are built in different ways depending on hierarchy and purposes.
In the Kreung tribe, attachment to virginity never existed. Tradition has it that a girl's parents build a sort of hut, and this cabin will be used to receive several suitors to "try". The girl is then a teenager and she must find her ideal partner for life. Several boys will be received in this cabin until the girl chooses one.
It may sound like a recipe for broken hearts and unplanned pregnancies, but the Kreung tribe of remote North Eastern Cambodia believe this is the best way for their daughters to find true love.
