Soo Ban - Chanting for the village

Walking around in the last few days, I've noticed that there is long cotton string going from one house to another to another and on and on.  This is the same string that is used in a Baci ceremony.

The string outside my guest house

This beautiful ritual happens yearly in June. Each village (Ban) is about the size of a block and has a temple.  A piece of string starts at each temple and surrounds the outside of the whole Ban returning to the temple.  



For 3 days the monks and novices at the temple say prayers for the people of their Ban.

           Round the corner and through the palm outside 

the Aussie Bar

There are many things I love about living in a Buddhist land.

And back to the temple

The photos below are from Baci ceremonies