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Flowers for monks
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/07/2019
» To mark the annual three-month Buddhist Lent (Khao Phansa in Thai), Wat Phra Phutthabat Ratchaworamaha Wihan in Saraburi's Phra Phutthabat district will host the tak bat dok mai event next week for Buddhists to offer flowers to monks.
As Ramadan ends, Buddhist Lent begins
Life, Published on 15/07/2015
» Our lives revolve around rites of biological passage at the personal level, and also calendric religio-cultural rituals, manifest in religious, national and international festivals. The religious festivals of Vesak, Phansa/Vassa, Deepawali, Yom Kippur, Christmas, Guru Nanak's birthday and the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Fitr, which falls on Friday and marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, reflect this spirit around the world.
Driven to drink
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/07/2014
» It’s always fun to catch up with Ronnachai, though this most recent time I saw him it nearly didn’t happen thanks to an unfortunate incident along the way.
Stealing our Songkran?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/03/2014
» This Songkran there is no need to come to Thailand. Singapore is holding it instead.
One too many nights in Bangkok
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/09/2012
» It's Thailand Open week and that can only mean one thing for you and me.
Coming up for air after drowning in booze
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/08/2012
» Buddhist Lent is upon us. I'm going to refer to it by its Thai name, Khao Phansa, not to be a show-off but more because I've never felt comfortable with ''Lent''.