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Monday, April 5, 2010

Songkran Festival


Songkran Festival



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This is an official invitation from Monk Sawat.
Everyone is invited to observe and participate with us at "Songkran Festival" during the Thai New Year on April 12. Sunday from 10.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m. there is Thai food available at the Temple on 741 Mayflower Road, feel free to drop in and taste it.

Thai classical dancing, a kick-boxing exhibition, food and live music.

For more information, call (850) 863-2906, or (850) 863-8969.

Songkarn Festival. You may know it by one of its "nicknames" –
Thai New Year or the Water Festival.

It is a Thai tradition to give Alms offering to Monks. And in turn, you offer this good deed to relatives who passed away by wishing for them by pouring a small glass of water on a big tree and it is a very good deed and good luck for the beginning of a New Year. This year, as in earlier years there will be a Miss Songkran Beauty Contest, ceremony of sprinkling the Buddha statues and Monks with flower pedals & perfumed water., and, of course, the congregation will also sprinkle perfumed water on each other for good luck and good health and a prosperous New Year. 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

When is the Songkran festival this year 2011?

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