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Boon Khao Sak During the month of October (15th waxing moon of the 10th lunar month).

The importance of merit-making tradition It is a tradition held to pay tribute to those who have passed away. and to dedicate the merit to the beasts of the underworld or the devil.

The ritual consists of

1. The day of preparing Khaosak, the 14th day of the waxing moon of the 10th lunar month. Khao Sak (Kao Krayasat in the central language) is to take puffed rice. Mixed with cracked rice Then add sugarcane juice, sugar, nuts, sesame and mix together. In addition, villagers will prepare boiled rice, snacks, savory dishes, betel nuts, and cigarettes for eating.

2. On the morning of the fifteenth day of the waxing moon of the 10th lunar month, villagers will bring food to offer food to monks and dedicate the merit to their deceased relatives. After the monk I had finished listening to a sermon.

3. When it's time to play, it's a ceremony to distribute rice. Paddy that will be distributed It is wrapped in banana leaves. Banana kraut. The end is shaped like boiled rice petals, but the heel is not folded. sewn together in pairs The items included in the packets are porridge, rice porridge, fish, meat, betel nut, and cigarettes. The distribution ceremony can be hung by trees or fences. When finished, they hit a drum or a pong to give a signal telling Pret to come and take it. After that, they scramble to collect them back. Whoever's hand is long, the girl gets the girl. Which is now called "Sang Prat" in the Isan language is called "Yad Khao Pest", collected and put in the fields, according to Ta Haek, so that the rice in the fields is plentiful.

It is a merit-making tradition that is held to pay tribute to those who have passed away. and to dedicate the merit to the beasts of the underworld or the devil.