Being in the vicinity of a temple, this Banyan tree is an ideal place for people to bring their unwanted spirit houses and other broken religious and spiritual relics. In Thailand it’s not normal practice to throw away spirit houses and religious relics, especially figures of Buddha, instead they are placed under a Banyan tree, […]
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Thai Superstition – Sticks and Stones
Thai religion, superstition and folklore are very complex, or for want of a better word “jumbled”. In Thailand you will see many religious and superstitious rituals which are hard to understand. One such Thai superstitious ritual which I witnessed for the first time at Skull Mountain ( Khao Kalok ) in Thaao Ko Sa Forest […]
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Ghosts, called ‘Phi’ in Thai, are the topic of many a conversation in Thailand, and often the simple explanation to many strange events and occurences. If you stay in Thailand long enough to understand a little of the Thai language you will here Thai ghosts referred to on a daily basis. You will here many […]
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