Makha Bucha Day is a exceptional twenty-four hours when the Buddhist Temple is visited past times people to pay respect.
"The Buddhist vacation of Sangha Day is called Makha Bucha Day inwards Thailand. It is observed inwards Thailand on the amount Luna of the 3rd lunar month, which is ordinarily the halt of Feb or early on March. In most other parts of Asia, Buddhist discovery Sangha Day virtually a calendar month later.
Sangha Day commemorates a twenty-four hours when 1,250 monks, all from unlike places too on their on initiative, spontaneously came to pay homage to the historical Buddha.
In Pali, Makha is the cry of the 3rd lunar month, too Bucha agency "to venerate." On this day, Thai Buddhists get together at sunset inwards their local temples to participate inwards candlelight processions called Wian Tian. Ceremonies limited appreciation for the companionship of monks founded past times the Buddha too for the Three Jewels -- the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha."
This text is from About.com - Buddhism.
It is on a unlike twelvemonth every twelvemonth because it is governed past times the phases of the Luna - this 2012.
We visited Wat Vichit Sangkaram. We visited the temple early on inwards the eventide at roughly 8pm too it was already really busy - no infinite to green a car!
We walked upward the steps alongside the fabulous staircase of a dragon alongside a reveal of heads.
We each purchased a collection of flowers, joss stick too candle.
On reaching the Wat it was clear that nosotros were non early! The monks were already inwards the ceremony too everybody who could non check inwards was standing outside. Every hence oft the grouping exterior would recite some of the words spoken past times the monk - in that location were hence many people that the monk within had a microphone too in that location were speakers ready outside.
After the initial words were shared the monks came out too hence proceeded to walk around the Wat 3 fourth dimension whilst belongings candles (managing to maintain them alight - cry upward I mightiness bring a plastic comprehend side past times side time).
Everybody else followed them too recited what was said within - photographs are from the iPhone backwards. I am nether the impression that the walking is to pay respects to the Wat.
Lovely - felt a little relieved...
