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Auk Pansaa this week
Tuesday, October 30 marks the end of this year’s Buddhist
Lent, or Auk Pansaa, celebrated on the full moon night of the eleventh month
of the year. The event also marks the “official” end of the rainy season,
even though the weather might not necessarily cooperate.
A great number of lay people will be gathering at their local temples to pay
their respects, make merit, perform the Tak Bat Dhevo ceremony and place
steamed rice wrapped in coconut palm leafs, called “kao tom hang”, into
monks’ alms bowls. Other religious ceremonies will also take place at local
temples.
High ranking police officials told Pattaya Mail that since this is a
religious holiday, it is against the law to serve alcohol on this day.
Restaurants, bars and entertainment venues are allowed to remain open, but
must not serve alcohol of any kind on Tuesday, October 30, 2012.
Also, it would be good to prepare for heavy traffic this weekend, through
the holiday, much like last weekend.
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