CANDLE FESTIVAL
, the most elaborate of the traditional parading of candles to wats (Thai: แห่เทียน hae thian), is held in Ubon Ratchathani, Isan, Thailand, around the days of Asanha Puja (which commemorates the Buddha's first sermon) and Wan Kao Pansa (which marks the beginning of vassa).
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figure 1. Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival: 1-20 July 2016. by Barrow Richard
from website: http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival/.
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At the start of the Lenten period, it is traditional in preparation for the rainy season for the devout to donate to items for the personal use of monks, and of candles to dispel gloom in their quarters and elsewhere within the wat. The latter is often the core event of many village celebrations, but is at its most elaborate in the Ubon Ratchathani version, which nowadays is a major event both for residents and for tourists: giant candles are paraded through the town, each representing a local temple, district or other institution. The more elaborate versions are accompanied by scenes of Hindu and Buddhist mythology sculpted in wood or plaster and coated with wax. Of course, these candles are never burned.
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figure 2. Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival: 1-20 July 2016. by Barrow Richard
from website: http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival/.
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The candles are carved a couple of days before the procession.
On Asanha Bucha day, the candles are taken to Thung Si Mueang, a park in the middle of the city, where they are decorated and then exhibited in the evening. On the same evening, there are small processions with lighted candles at several temples.
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figure 3. Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival: 1-20 July 2016. by Barrow Richard
from website: http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival/.
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The procession takes place on the morning of Wan Kao Pansa. The candles are paraded through the city centre on floats, accompanied by representatives of the respective institutions. These are normally dancers or musicians in traditional dress.
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figure 4. Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival: 1-20 July 2016. by Barrow Richard
from website: http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival/.
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Candle Festival Video
1. Buddhist Lent Candle Festival in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand,(by pack thailand 2016)
2. The making of the giant intricate wax sculptures of Ubon Ratchathani
"Click For Watching"Book and Article about Candle Festival
1. Travel guide across Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani and Buriram), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
2. Ubon Candle Festival 2010 - National Museum Volunteers Bangkok
Travel agency
Candle Festival Schedule 2016
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References
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[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ktXoYRrhY
Destination Thailand. (2017,April 19). The making of the giant intricate wax sculptures of
Ubon Ratchathani [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onMb5LXqxcg
Pack Thailand. (2017,April 19). Buddhist Lent Candle Festival in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX4Z0Pys0c4
Thung Sri Muang. ubonguide. (2008). from : http://www.ubonguide.org/book14/tungsrimuang_e.html
Travel guide across Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani and Buriram), Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Department of Tourism. (2016). Bangkok : Nantakarngraphic Ltd.
Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival: 1-20 July 2016. Barrow Richard. (2016)
from : http://www.thaifestivalblogs.com/ubon-ratchathani-candle-festival/.
Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festiva. (2007).
from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubon_Ratchathani_Candle_Festival.
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