Die Khao Phansa Prozessionen bei denen die Mönche in die Fastenzeit geleitet werdenThe Nation July 22, 2015 1:00 am
Thailand celebrates the beginning of the Buddhist rains retreat with candle processions and merit-making ceremonies nationwide
BUDDHISTS ALL over the country will be celebrating the Khao Phansa Festival over the next 10 days as they mark the beginning of Vassa, as the three-month Rains Retreat is known. As spiritual as it is festive, it is a time when devotees and Buddhists offer candles to the temples, in a gesture reminiscent of the days before the advent of electricity when the monks would use the candles to provide light as they chanted Buddhist texts throughout the night.
From Suphan Buri to Nan provinces, on canal boat and on elephant back, the festival is celebrated in different ways with parades, floats, cultural shows, folk music and dance and other fun activities.
sind wohl die sehenswertesten Prozessionen der Thai Buddhisten.
Überall in den Provinzen gibt es teils äusserst fotogene Volksfeste.
Die schönsten wohl beim Lichterfest in Ubon Rachathani
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