There are two additional and smaller events done during the Water Festival. While these aren’t as visually spectacular as the boat races or the colorful floating baskets, they certainly do not lack any richness in history and meaning. It is called ពិធីបុណ្យសំពះព្រះខែ អកអំបុក, which literally means to ‘salute the moon’. As the name suggests, it is to offer food ( such as bananas, coconuts… ) and incense to the full moon. The tale behind this tradition starts with a King’s dream. In this dream, the King is a hunter, yet he does not hunt or kill the animals in the forest due to his beliefs in Buddhism. In the night, he lights a fire and wills himself to power through his hunger. However, a rabbit hops its way to him and offers itself for him to eat and proceeds to jump into the fire. The King stops the rabbit and tells it that he does not want to eat the animal. In actuality, this rabbit was a test from Buddha in order to see the nature of the King. Touched, Buddha lets the rabbit jump in the fire again and paints it onto the surface of the moon to honor the sacrifice of the rabbit and the kindness of the King. Once the King awoke, and had seen that the rabbit was truly there on the moon, he arranged numerous offerings and festivities to show gratitude and awe towards Buddha. This continues today when people gather in their respective homes with a table full of offerings laid out outside towards the moon.