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The Setting of Hmrub
Hmrub, or Samrub (tray of food) for the
Tenth Lunar Month Festival is usually organized
by family members together with relatives.
It is prepared in layered containers such as woven
bamboo baskets decorated with supplies or
desserts of the Tenth Lunar Month. The bottom
floor is placed with dry food. The second floor is
long-lasting vegetable. The third floor is for items
used in daily life. The top or the fourth floor is
considered the heart of the Hmrub. It is packed
and decorated with sweets, as symbols the Tenth
Lunar Month Festival, such as Kanom Pong,
Kanom La, Kanom Kong (Kanom Kaipla), Kanom
Ba, and Kanom Dee Sum which are essential and
believed that the ancestors and the deceased will
use them.