The Thai phrase ทำบุญกระดูกบรรพบุรุษ (tham bun kraduk banphaburut) literally translates as “Make Ancestral Bones,” hence the title of this article. A more natural English translation, however, would be “a merit-making ceremony for ancestors’ remains.” It is a Buddhist-influenced tradition in…
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…
Do you believe in ghosts? If you are Thai I’m certain you will answer yes, I believe in ghosts. If you are a Westerner I guess you will most likely dismiss ghosts and belief in the spirit world as pure…
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…
Phra Rahu is worshiped at many temples throughout Thailand, the most famous of which is Wat Srisathong in Nakhon Pathom Province. Phra Rahu is a Demon God who, according to ancient Hindu belief, takes the form of a celestial serpent.…