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Chong Para Tradition

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Jeong Para Tradition Muang Pon, Khun Yuam, Mae Hong Son. Is part of the Buddhist Lent Festival (Poi Lin Eleven work) The word "Jeong Para" is in Thai language, meaning "Prasat Phra". Is the construction of a castle to wait for the Lord Buddha to come down from the heaven of the Dao Daeng Festival.

Before the day of the event, there will be an event for the Lent market. That will be used to make merit, such as food, flowers, Thai food, to be sold for the villagers to buy appliances for the preparation of work Made with bamboo frame Decorated with mulberry paper Various colored paper, banana shoots, sugar cane and lanterns, beautifully decorated to be used as a castle to receive the Buddha from heaven Then will raise the "Jeong Para" outside the eaves outside the fence or in the middle of the courtyard, both at home and at the temple.

On the 15th day of the lunar month of the Buddhist Lent From early morning, people were united to make merit according to the temple. Some temples provide temples with temples. In the evening, flowers, incense, candles and rice cakes will be requested for parents and relatives.

Before the dawn of the first day of the waning of the day, there will be a "Som Tor" ceremony, which is a dedication to the things that the Tai people consider to have merit in their lives. By bringing small food krathongs That lit the candles with them to be placed in various places Hundreds of thousands of lanterns in the temple, stupa and houses in the near future are very impressive.

Before the eighth night, there will be a "Luen Ten Heang" ceremony, offering thousands of candles. By the candle procession dedicated to the temple and in the "Wan Koi Jod" is waning days of the last day of Buddhist Lent 8 ceremony will be "Tawai Mai Kie".

By bringing firewood from the clove wood (mountain pine) to bundle together, etc., at a height of not less than 2.5 meters in diameter, not less than 30 centimeters, then imported into the parade, consisting of various animal shapes And the fanfare to the ceremony of offering a Buddhist altar at the temple yard End of the Buddhist Lent Festival.

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