at Saraburi Province
The Tak Bat Dok Mai Ceremony is considered a significant tradition of Phra Phutthabat District. This merit-making ceremony is held to coincide with the start of the annual three-month Buddhist Lent on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month. During the ceremony, people offer alms to monks and candles to Wat Phra Phutthabat, early in the morning. In the afternoon, they offer flowers to the monks at Wat Phra Phutthabat Ratchaworamahawihan, Khun Khlon Sub-district, Phra Phutthabat District.
Upon completion of merit. They go to collect a kind of flower with yellow or white flowers called “The Flower of Buddhist Lent”. While the monks are walking up the staircase to take the flowers to pay homage to the Lord Buddha’s footprint, people wait along the steps with bowls of clean water in which are floated bullet wood flowers. They pour the water onto the feet of the monks as a means of washing away their sins.
Thai people believe that. If they are worshiped Buddha footprint to 3 times in his life, he have to get up to heaven. So all effort to get people to worship. Footprint of the heart desires. When that people are worship Buddha's footprint, they would lined hanging chimes. It is hoped to publish his fairy to get all.
