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Merit Trees
Opening days: Daily
Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00
Merit Trees Period during the month of April and after the full moon of the twelfth month.
The essence of making merit at the base of the tree It is one of the local traditions of Trat province that is done every year. reflecting the unity Help and support each other of the people in the village in the community Making merit at the foot of the tree and making merit at important places in the village.
In addition to giving results in life directly to adults. It is also instilling in their children to know how to love the forest, the land and the water surface, and do not think of destroying nature. that they have to rely on At the same time, the virtue of gratitude is passed on to the children in the village. to know how to make merit be kind know how to love others which is the main virtue of coexistence.
Rituals Villagers meet after making merit in Songkran or after making merit, offering robes on the night of Loy Krathong. Then delegate duties to the Vaiyavakorn or other appropriate persons. Invite the monks on the day of making merit. Villagers will prepare savory dishes, flowers, incense sticks and candles to the meeting place. perform a monastic ritual offering to monks Pouring water like a merit-making offering After completing the clerical ceremony.
Villagers will perform a boat parade ceremony with a wooden mule to be beaten in front of the procession to Huai Nong Khlong Bueng. to perform a boat release ceremony made of betel nut Coil the tail like a boat. Inside contains flowers, incense, candles, savory food, onions, garlic, salt, chili, etc., with a spirit of dedication to the forest ghost, Phong, Phee Thung, ghost of the field, along with depositing all ailments along with the boat. After the ceremony, they will return to the place of worship for a meal.
To show gratitude to the ghosts that lurk in the trees, the ghosts of the fields, the ghosts of the fields that help protect and keep the villagers peaceful and happy. prosperous livelihood free from all disasters.
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Group: Art, Craft Centres, Tradition
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