Thailand, known as the “land of thousands of Buddhas”, is an ancient civilization with thousands of years of Buddhist history. Thai Buddhism in the long development process has produced many festivals, and through the long years of inheritance so far, local festivals foreign tourists can also be invited to participate in, come and feel the atmosphere of Thai festivals!
Ten Thousand Buddha’s Day
A festival of religious significance, the Ten Thousand Buddha Festival is called “Magha Puja Day” in Thai.
The traditional Buddhist festival in Thailand is held on the 15th of March in the Thai calendar every year, and is changed to the 15th of April in the Thai calendar if every Bestie year.
Legend has it that the founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, propagated the doctrine for the first time to 1250 arhat who came to the assembly automatically on the 15th of March in the Bamboo Forest Garden Hall of King Magadha, so it is called the assembly with the four sides.
Thai Buddhists who deeply believe in Theravada Buddhism regard this gathering as the founding day of Buddhism and solemnly commemorate it.
Songkran Festival
Commonly known as the water-splashing Festival, Thailand, Laos, China’s Dai ethnic gathering area, Cambodia’s traditional festival.
The festival lasts for 3 days and is held every year from April 13-15 in the Gregorian calendar.
The main activities of the festival include Buddhist monks doing good deeds, bathing, people throwing water on each other, worshipping elders, releasing animals, and singing and dancing games.
It is said that Songkran originated from a Brahmanic ritual in India, where the followers had a religious day every year to bathe in the river and wash away their SINS.
The Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is famous for its solemnness and excitement, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists every year.
Sabha
Held every year in August 16 of the Thai calendar, the Summer Festival is also known as the festival of keeping home, the Summer Festival, the Rain Festival, etc., is the most important Buddhist traditional festival in Thailand, from the ancient Indian monks and nuns during the rain period of the custom of living in peace.
It is believed that in the three months from August 16 to November 15 of the Thai calendar, people who are prone to injuring rice and vegetation insects should sit in the temple and study and accept offerings.
Also known as Lent in Buddhism, it is a time for Buddhists to cleanse their minds, accumulate merit and stop all vices such as drinking, gambling and killing, which they believe will bring them a lifetime of happiness and prosperity.
Candle festival
The Thai Candle Festival is a grand annual festival in Thailand.
People use wax as raw materials for carving creation, the origin of which is related to the Buddhist observance of Summer Festival.
The Candlelight Festival reflects the Thai people’s adherence to Buddhism and the long tradition of Buddhist rituals associated with Buddha’s birthday and the Buddhist festival of Lent.
An important part of the Buddhist festival of Lent is the donation of candles to the temple in honor of Buddha, who is believed to bless the donor’s life.
Buddha’s Birthday
Buddha Shakyamuni birthday, Buddha’s birthday, also known as Buddha’s birthday, bath Buddha Festival, etc., for the annual lunar calendar April eighth, Shakyamuni Buddha was born in 565 BC, is the ancient India Kapilavastu (now Nepal) prince.
Legend was born when a finger to the sky, a finger to the ground, the earth to shake, Kowloon spit water for the bath.
According to this every Buddha’s birthday, Buddhists will hold Buddha bath activities, that is, the eighth day of the lunar month, commonly known as the bath Buddha Festival, Buddhists of all nationalities in the world often commemorate the Buddha’s birthday by bathing Buddha and other ways.
The Three Treasures Buddha Festival
Sambo Buddha Festival is one of the three major Buddhist festivals in Thailand, every year on August 15, that is, the day before the Thai Summer Festival, for “Asarat Hapuchon Festival”, meaning “August offering” meaning.
It is also known as the “Three Treasures Festival” because this day is the day when a Buddha first preached after becoming enlightened, the day when he had the first Buddhist disciple, the day when the first monk appeared in the world, and the day when the “three treasures” of the Buddhist family are complete.
The original Three Treasures Buddha Festival is not to do the ceremony, in 1961, the Thai Sangha made a decision to provide Buddhist believers to do the ceremony, and the government departments have the king’s willingness to include the key festival of Buddhism, Buddhist believers throughout the country, the temple will do the ceremony, such as keeping precepts, listening to sutras, chanting sutras, preaching, candles and so on.
Post time: Aug-07-2023
