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Floating Tradition The period when sickness occurs.

 

Importance of treating sickness and sickness of Laem Sai people, Mueang District, Songkhla Province.

 

Ritual or activity When a patient who has a fever or other disease is relieved enough to sit up or walk, make 3-4 small bags containing dry food such as rice, salt and other items. Use the poles to carry the dry food and place them on the raft in the empty area in the middle of the village. Then the raft carrying all the dry food was dragged into the lake and allowed to float on the water until it was out to the great sea.

 

Floating a raft, which some people call "Song Phao" (Song Cochin), sends away serious illnesses. because he thought that those sicknesses were caused by evil spirits had to take care of it by handing out the food supplies and leaving. no more harm.