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Wan Ok Phansa (fireboat festival) happens during the first full moon in October, exactly three months after the Buddhist observance of Wan Kao Phansa and is also known as ‘Buddhist Lent’. Each village temple builds a boat of bamboo and banana tree trunk,
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Wan Ok Phansa (End of Buddhist Lent) - Daily life in rural Thailand. October 2014. The ceremony took place in Wat Siri Song Tham in Ban Bun Than. Thailand is a beautiful country, full of peaceful locations and friendly people. Especially in places like this, in the middle of nowhere, rural Thai village somewhere in northeastern part of Thailand, you can feel its extraordinary atmosphere. Great Thai food – variety of flavors and aromas you would never expect. Interesting Thai culture, untouched by western influences.
Ban Bun Than is a small village in Nong Bua Lam Phu Province, Suwannakhuha District, in the region called Isan , the northeastern region of Thailand. Isan is Thailand's largest region, located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the border with Laos) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima.
The main language is Isan, which is a dialect of the Lao language. Prominent aspects of Isan culture include mor lam , an indigenous type of folk music, Muay Thai boxing, cock fighting, and celebratory processions. Isan food, in which sticky rice and chili peppers are prominent, is distinct from Central Thai cuisine, though it is now found throughout Thailand. Sticky rice is a staple of Thai Northeastern cuisine, and it accompanies most meals.
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