The Governor of Bangkok joins in continuing the tradition of 'Offering Alms to Hundred Monks on a Boat', a cultural heritage and unique local tradition of Bangkok. (20 Oct. 67) Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, together with Mr. Surachit Pongsingwittaya, President of the Bangkok Council, jointly presided over the opening ceremony of the "Tradition of Offering Alms to Hundred Monks on a Boat" in 2024 to jointly continue Buddhism and local water ways, as well as conserve good cultural heritage, with Dr. Thirat Rattanawanich, Deputy Minister of Interior, presiding over the ceremony at the pier in front of Wat Suthaphoch, Lat Krabang District. Lat Krabang District Office, together with Wat Suthaphochan and the Lat Krabang District Cultural Council, organized the annual 'Offering Alms to a Hundred Monks on a Boat' event for 2024. Activities in the morning event include a procession of over 100 monks in rowboats to receive alms from the faithful waiting to offer food along both sides of the canal, and a ceremony to offer food to monks with a set of sweet and savory dishes according to the tradition of the Mon people, which is a local identity, including a local rowing boat race in the afternoon. For the tradition of offering alms to a hundred monks on a boat, it is a cultural tradition of the Mon people or Mon-Thai people in Lat Krabang District that has been adhered to and practiced for more than 100 years. The event is held on the first Sunday after the end of Buddhist Lent for one week every year. It is a tradition that reflects the way of life and cultural identity of Thai people who have faith in Buddhism in making merit by offering alms to monks from the past until the present. In the past, there were no convenient roads, so people used rivers and canals to travel to and from each other. In the past, when villagers made merit by offering alms, monks would go out to receive alms by boat, making it a culture of Lat Krabang people who still see the true roots of being Thai, continuing and preserving th is good tradition to the present. Buddhist people will join together to offer dry food and rice along both sides of Lam Pla Thio Canal in front of Wat Suthaphochan, a distance of more than 3 kilometers. Hundreds of monks will receive alms by boat, which the temple has carefully preserved and preserved more than 100 boats. In addition, Bangkok has registered it as a 'cultural heritage' and it is the only one of its kind in Bangkok. Including promoting tourism in Lat Krabang District On this occasion, Mr. Narong Ruangsri, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Bangkok, executives of the Drainage and Sewerage Office, executives of the Lat Krabang District Office and the Eastern Bangkok Group, the Lat Krabang District Cultural Council Committee, representatives of the Department of Cultural Promotion, Ministry of Culture, representatives of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Lat Krabang District Development Participation Promotion Committee, and relevant persons participated in the ceremony. Source: Thai News Agenc y
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