Soon enough they will be parading in a decorated vehicle through the Village to the temple.
Sisters waiting patiently for the start of the Village Candle Procession, which marks the beginning of Buddhist lent.
Soon enough they will be parading in a decorated vehicle through the Village to the temple.
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It seems to solve a lot of difficulties.
Yesterday...a rainy afternoon at Bangkok's enormous Jatujak Weekend Market...there were a bunch of youngish men offering "free hugs"...they ignored Na and focused on me, which immediately aroused my suspicions BBQ'd pork ribs...they make a great snack.
And, the bonus is that this 5 year old is helping Mum and Dad out during the busy time at their stall. It seems the living contents of this small tank are totally pre-occupied with eating...can this be so?
Doesn't Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs apply to gold-fish? Almost every Village has one of these essential tools!
Its a home-made truck, on which is stacked a massive array of heavy duty LOUD speakers, a 10,000amp amplifier and a petrol-powered electricity generator-set. It can be parked in your house garden if you are celebrating a marriage, a death or any other significant family event such as a State Lottery win. It can also lead your procession if you are undertaking a ritual involving having most of the Village population dance their way from your house to the local temple. It is best to not get too close to this vehicle, as your ear-drums are likely to be over-powered, or you might get run over due to the vehicle's haphazard steering capability which is part engineering mishap and part driver over-indulgence in local moonshine! At Wat Dan, in Bangkok, an opportunity to participate in a candle-making ritual.
Candles play a big part in the rituals that are undertaken at the commencement of Buddhist Lent...a period when Monks are required to remain within the temples rather than wandering about the community. I believe the idea was, before electricity, candles would be presented to the monks for use in reading/study that was supposed to be their main activity during lent. In Thailand, eating is a passion not far removed from religion.
Pictured is a similar past-time, which might be described as "drinking, with food". The men have just performed some minor piece of work together, and so reward themselves with a a sit-down on the verandah, accompanied by a couple of bottles of Beer Leo, and a snack [in this case, boiled pork with raw green beans and spicy sauce]. About 500 Lotus buds became part of a float in a procession to recognize the start of Buddhist Lent
7 scoops of ice-cream in a small bun, topped with evaporated milk. ..US $0.25 please. Just the thing for a snack on a hot day. .. convenient too, as the vendor comes along or Village Lane.
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