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Pum Pra Pa Tradition During the night of the 15th waxing moon of the 11th lunar month

 

Importance: The tradition of making robe bushes or robe robe act in tandem with the tradition of dragging Phra This tradition is performed on the night of which the following day will have the tradition of dragging the monks. It is done only in Muang district. Surat Thani Province only Indeed, from the beginning this tradition was a Buddhist ceremony. that have been done to each other since the time of the Buddha

 

Is that the Buddha allows monks to seek robes, which are dusty robes that have no owner left in the forest Some corpses were wrapped in the cemetery. or some rags left on the streets Bring to wash and sew by yourself to use as a robe. Later, when the Buddhists at that time saw the hardships of the monks therefore bring good cloth to hang and leave it along the roadside or in the cemetery on the side of the road that the monks will pass for the monks to use

 

Rituals, the tradition of making wild cloth bushes, performed in Surat Thani province. especially in Muang District In the arrangement of the robe will be arranged in front of their house. By using trees or branches to be placed at such places from the early evening of the 15th waxing moon of the 11th lunar month, buildings and shops are arranged beautifully. Some houses with wealth have a lot of manpower. In addition to having trees or branches, there will be a yellow cloth hanging.

 

And there are items necessary for the monks to be tied to the branches as well, such as tiffins, incense, candles, toothpaste, matches, oil, and also arranged as a kiosk. By organizing a story about the Buddha's history, Jataka, heaven, hell, and other exquisite But those with little capital will be arranged according to their wealth. The bush arrangement will be finished around midnight. After that, there will be people walking to see the bushes through the forest in groups until it's bright.

 

In the morning of the first waning day, around 5.30 o'clock, monks equal to the robe of various temples will pilgrimage to the robe bush according to the lottery received. At 6.00 - 6.30, they will perform a washing ceremony The owner of the bush and the people who made merit with the rag will sit down. He raised his hand towards the robe in front of him. When the monk finished washing the clothes, the ceremony was finished. After that, the monks will go back to the temple.

 

The tradition of arranging the Pha Pha Pa is a tradition that expresses the cultural prosperity of the Surat Thani people. It is practiced only in this city. It is a tradition that should be promoted and spread to last.