tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42701175986065129172011-04-21T16:17:37.708-07:00AGLOCO_BATHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187497550040399155noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270117598606512917.post-91309323337558283092007-07-19T01:03:00.001-07:002007-07-19T01:03:37.146-07:00<strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">CANDLE FESTIVAL<br /></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ojZdgdWB1bo/Rp8Z-7bbLtI/AAAAAAAAABs/1QONOzM1JRc/s1600-h/ubon1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088814672847253202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ojZdgdWB1bo/Rp8Z-7bbLtI/AAAAAAAAABs/1QONOzM1JRc/s320/ubon1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Lenten Candle Festival</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3366ff;">At City Hall Stadium, Ubon Ratchathani<br />The commencement of Phansa, or the Buddhist Rains Retreat, (known in Thai as Khao Phansa) is observed in the northeastern city of </span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7153/ubon.htm"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ubon Ratchathani</span></a><span style="color:#3366ff;"> with this lovely festival that displays artistic skills as well as piety, Beautifully carved beeswax candles, some of them several meters tall, are exhibited in colourful parades before being presented to local temples.</span></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br /></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br /></span></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><br /></span><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">The devout Buddhist of Ubon Ratchathani have long been known for their devotion to their religion especially by the procession Buddhist Lental Candle at the advent of </span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7153/phasa.htm"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Buddhist Lent</span></a><span style="color:#3366ff;">. The occasion also represents and effort to support local tradition.<br />To start with, the lead candle graciously granted by </span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1701/kingm1.htm#our"><span style="color:#3366ff;">His Majesty the KING</span></a><span style="color:#3366ff;"> to Ubon Ratchathani will lead the procession to the temple under royal patronage. However a host of other festive activities are in the waiting. </span></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088815218308099810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ojZdgdWB1bo/Rp8aerbbLuI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ra2QysARmXI/s320/w21-23.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Lenten Candle of Wat Nong Bua</span></p><p><br /></p><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4270117598606512917-9130932333755828309?l=candlefestival.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AGLOCO_BATHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187497550040399155noreply@blogger.com0