In Thai language, ทำบุญกระดูกบรรพบุรุษ translates to Make Ancestral Bones. Personally, I would be inclined to call it the ‘Ancestral Bones Ceremony,’ but I’m not going to make any bones about that, lol. Not surprisingly, this somewhat bizarre event took place during a visit to Buriram, as things often do when you’re seemingly bored in Buriram. […]
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Dancing to The Temple
It’s not street dancing as we know it, it’s not dancing in the street as we know it. This is more of a procession, a dancing procession, dancing all the way to the neighborhood temple in Buriram, Northeast Thailand. Among the procession are members of my wife’s family, extended family, and friends, and they are […]
Continue ReadingThe Thai Chilli Prepper
The lady in the photo is preparing Thai chilli peppers for cooking. Chillies are an important ingredient in Thai cuisine, so much so that you wonder what the Thais would do without them. This photo was taken in Buriram, the northeastern region of Thailand commonly know as Issan (Isarn). They are known to like their […]
Continue ReadingRaising the Chofah
So far as I know the “Yohk Chofah” (Raising the Chofah) ceremony must be performed during the construction of every Buddhist temple in Thailand. Yohk Chofah ceremony is performed when the Chofah is raised to the temple roof and secured to the gable of the roof. What is a Chofah ?, If you have ever […]
Continue ReadingBored in Buriram
I might be stating the obvious, but there are no beaches in Buriram, there are no “Go Go Bars,” and the nightlife is nothing compared to the party towns of Pattaya, Phuket, and Bangkok. The heartland of Thailand’s sleepy Issan region (north-east Thailand) beats to a rhythm of its own, a rhythm not affected by […]
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