[Junrlaeh]

Because my friend recently told me she is going back to her hometown in Udon Thani for khao pan-sar (à¢éÒ¾ÃÃÉÒ), I decided to post this article I found on it.

The Thai traditions have consecutively been practiced for a long time, and such a deed indicates one of the identities of being Thai. Thus in the Thai's northeastern region, the people have ceremonies base on the tradition called "heed sib-sorng (ÎÕµÊÔºÊͧ) korng sib-see (¤Í§ÊÔºÊÕè)".

"heed sib-sorng (ÎÕµÊÔºÊͧ)" means the tradition that is practised according to the ceremonies of twelve months as follows:

1. For the first lunar month, the ceremony called "bun khao-grum (ºØ*à¢éÒ¡ÃÃÁ) or fasting ceremony for meditation" is held.

2. For the second lunar month, the ceremony called "bun koon-larn (ºØ*¤Ù³ÅÒ¹) ceremony or celebrating rice yard before bringing rice to barn" is held.

. For the third lunar month, "bun kharw-jee (ºØ*¢éÒǨÕè) or whole rice made into balls and baked ceremony" is held.

4. For the fourth lunar month, "bun pra-wead (ºØ*¾ÃÐàÇÊ) ceremony" is held.

5. For the fifth lunar month, "sorng grarn (ʧ¡ÃÒ¹µì) ceremony" is held.

6. For the sixth lunar month, "rocket ceremony or rocket festival" is held.

7. For the seventh lunar month, "bun sum-ha (ºØ*«ÓÎÐ) ceremony or dispersing the bad and unlucky things" is held.

. For the eighth lunar month, "Buddhist lent ceremony or khao pan-sar (à¢éÒ¾ÃÃÉÒ) ceremony" is held.

9. For the ninth lunar month, "bun kharw pra-dab-din (ºØ*¢éÒÇ»ÃдѺ´Ô¹) ceremony" is held.

10. For the tenth lunar month, "bun kharw-sarg or gra-yar-sard (¡ÃÐÂÒÊÒ÷: Rice, bean, sesame, and sugar cooked into a sticky paste) ceremony" is held.

11. For the eleventh lunar month, "after Buddhist lent ceremony or org pan-sar (ÍÍ¡¾ÃÃÉÒ) caremony" is held.

12. For the twelfth lunar month, "ga-thin (¡°Ô¹: Offerings made to all the priests in a temple) ceremony" is held.

The terms "korng sib-see (¤Í§ÊÔºÊÕè)" or "heed-barn korng-moerng (ÎÕµºéÒ¹ ¤Í§àÁ×ͧ)" mean the fourteen moral patterns of the people's practice consisting of cleaning feet before entering a house, getting up early to give alms, not stepping on monks' shadows, respecting parents, paying homage to images of Buddha with flowers, candles and joss sticks and listening to teachings of Buddha everyday etc.

As for "korng-moerng", it means the principle that leaders of the nation have to keep in their minds for the justice in administering the country.

One of the most important ceremonies in the "heed sib-sorng (ÎÕµÊÔºÊͧ)" is "bun pra-wead or garn tead-ma-har-chard (¡ÒÃà·È¹ìÁËÒªÒµÔ)" mean the story of the last great incarnation of the Buddha, consisting of 13 episodes, held in March or the fourth lunar month. After the temples knowing that this ceremony is surely held, both laymen and laywomen will hold a meeting to discuss how to prepare and hold it. After agreeing with one another unanimously, they decorate a pavilion of the temple with variety colors of papers, flags, sugarcanes and coconut tree leaves. At about 4 a.m., the laymen and the laywomen go to the temple to listen to the "ma-har wead-san-dorn (ÁËÒàÇÊÊÑ*´Ã) jataka".