Tag: Auk Pansaa
Buddhist Lent ends Tuesday, October 27
Tuesday, October 27 marks the end of this year’s Buddhist Lent, or Auk Pansaa, celebrated on the full moon night of the eleventh lunar...
Auk Pansaa signals the end of the rainy season
Auk Pansaa, the end of Buddhist Lent, in theory signals the end of the rainy season in Thailand. This cannot come too soon for...
Eastern Seaboard marks end of Buddhist Lent
The Eastern Seaboard marked the end of three months of Buddhist Lent with merit-making ceremonies and re-enactments of Lord Buddha’s return to earth from...
Buddhist Lent ends Saturday, October 19
Saturday, October 19 marks the end of this year’s Buddhist Lent, or Auk Pansaa, celebrated on the full moon night of the eleventh month...
Buddhist Lent ends with solemn religious tradition
Young worshippers pray at Wat Chaiyamongkol in South Pattaya, marking the end of Buddhist Lent on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Pattaya area residents joined the...
Auk Pansaa this week
Tuesday, October 30 marks the end of this year’s Buddhist Lent, or Auk Pansaa, celebrated on the full moon night of the eleventh...
Sattahip marks end of Buddhist Lent
Sattahip Buddhists marked the end of three months of Buddhist Lent with merit making ceremonies and re-enactments of Lord Buddha’s return to earth...
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