Photos of Khao Phansa at My School
Comments (0) The ceremony at our school yesterday for Buddhist Lent was very nice. The monks were fashionably late (prior engagements, you know) but this allowed time for the entire 2000-plus student body to assemble in the canteen area. Once the monks arrived and sat on a raised platform in front of the students and staff, they chanted for a while – the first part was the regular call-and-response we hear every morning at Assembly, the only difference being that the children had to do a complete krab during which they bow their heads completely to the floor during the wai. The school directors then presented a few offerings (typically robes, candles, and envelopes of cash), there was a bit more chanting, and then the entire event ended a full hour before the anticipated time which is a rarity here.
All in all, it was a nice event – the first en-masse Khao Phansa ceremony the school has held since I’ve been working here (I’m in my fourth year now) – and I took a number of photos, and a bit of video as well. Check out the album below for a sample…
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