The Nong Yai Community joined with the World Vision Foundation of Thailand to teach youths how to pay respect to respected elders in society.
Nongprue Mayor Mai Chaiyanit opened the April 21 workshop at the Nong Yai Community Hall. The exercise also taught the youths the proper way to pour water on the hands of the elderly and monks for Songkran.
The exercise in bending, prostrating, and embracing was led by Payao Inpetch, president of World Vision’s volunteer center. It focused on Buddhism’s Five Precepts and the history of the Songkran Thai New Year festival as well as how to pay respect to parents and elders in society.
The Nong Yai Community joined with the World Vision Foundation of Thailand to teach youths how to pay respect to respected elders in society.
Paying respect and prostration have long been part of Thai culture. The right ways to pay respect can be used in any specified proper situations, such as before holy people or objects, royalty or teachers.
Benjangkapradit prostration consists of five body parts, two knees, two hands and the forehead completely touching the floor three times.
Mai used the occasion to distribute consumer products and necessities for daily life, rice and dried food to the elderly.
