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The Traditional Boat Race Parade

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Opening days: Daily

Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00

The Traditional Boat Race Parade The start time of the work on the first day of the waning moon of the 11th month (Lent day) of every year.

The importance of the boat race parade festival, Lang Suan District, Chumphon Province, is classified as a cultural heritage. to create unity in the community and is unique to the local area especially the khon to win the flag where the stern must hold the stern straight in order for the captain to grab the flag at the finish line by boarding a boat.

Rituals The boat races of Lang Suan District first started during the reign of Phraya Charoonratapokakorn. As the governor of Lang Suan, about 100 years ago, it coincided with the reign of King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn Chao Yu Hua), which was dragging his statues together in the river. By using rowboats as boats towed each other, temples or villages with many good rowing boats. can take away the monk Invite the monks to be enshrined in the temple they want. There was a fun feast at night. Morning offering lottery.

Later, in the reign of Luang Pranee Prachan, Amat Ek modified a signal to launch a boat by using a pair of boat tail ropes to compete. Have the boat be rowed until it is taut and use a knife to cut the rope that has been tied to it.

The nature of the boat used in the current race is dug from logs (Takhian), about 18-19 meters long, with a flag attached to it. The race boats are divided into two categories: 30 rowers and 32 rowers. Rowers sit in pairs. except Mr. Hua and Mr. Tail Each boat has a gong or whistle to hit or blow the oarsmen in unison.

Prizes for previous competitions The winning ship will receive a bow tie. Each rower will receive a piece of loincloth. Later, it was a competition for kerosene. to bring to the temple Because most of the boats are the boats of the temple and since 1964 it has been a competition to win a royal shield from His Majesty the King.

The rules for releasing the boat and entering the finish line are changed according to the conditions, for example, at present, the river is divided by lottery. Determine the exact distance is 500 meters. There are boats participating in the boat competition in the local province of Chumphon itself. and ships from other provinces The place is Wat Dan Prachakhom. It represents unity and unison expressed in sports. And it is a long-standing tradition of the local area.

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