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3. Wan Phraya Wan People sprinkled the water onto the Images of Buddha and
Pagodas (Phra Chedi). The word โ€Srong Namโ€ was written in the
Wan Phraya Wan was an auspicious day on 15th April, it was north dialect โ€Sra Srongโ€(pronounced โ€Sara-Sarongโ€). The word โ€Rod
appropriate to preliminarily study the abracadabra and magic, performed Namโ€ was pronounced in the north dialect โ€Hodnamโ€. Sprinkling the
water onto the God was the image of Buddha and sprinkling onto the
178 the ceremony of showing respects to teachers, this sacred ceremony to Buddhaโ€s relics was the pagoda (Phra Chedi). The pouring water in Songkran
Festival in the north dialect called โ€Rod Nam Pee Maiโ€.36 Lanna people
indoctrinate the art pupils and tattooed. The fresh-food market ended poured the water on the hands of revered elders and asked for blessing
on this day. Most of people went to the temple to offer the foods to in Wan Phraya Wan to pay respect the elders in the Lanna tradition. The
the Buddhist monks called โ€Than Khan Khaoโ€ and also offered the offerings for paying respect to the elders had been prepared as follows;
three glass water dippers of incenses and candles in the Buddha Image 1. The tray of flowers and the bowl for one pair of candle and
Hall. The characteristics of three glass water dippers were the big and incenses and popped rice
high tray with three corners in the size of 1 cubit. Each corner referred 2. Ton - Dok was the flowers were arranged in the wooden
to The Lord Buddha, Buddhist Doctrine and Buddhist monk. People triangle structure and hollow in the middle of it.
prayed the litany โ€Buddho Arahangโ€ while they were placing the 3. Mak - Sum was the cluster of dry betel nuts which cleaved
incenses and candles on the first corner, prayedย the litany โ€Dhammo and bunched them before covering on the wooden or metal triangle
Pajjattangโ€ while they were placing the incenses and candles on the structure.
second corner and prayed the litany โ€Sangkho Yathithangโ€ while were 4. Mak - Beng was the cluster of raw betel nuts or Mak - Sud
placing the incenses and candles on the third corner and prayed the in the quantity of 24 seeds and fastened with the wooden or metal
litany โ€Paakamusuโ€ while were placing the incenses and candles on triangle structure.
another one water dipper. They subsequently presented foods offer- 5. Suay - Mak - Suay-Plu was the betel nuts, betel vines, tobaccos
ings to the Buddhist monks and they dedicated the meritorious deeds and barks of trees wrapped with banana leaves in the shape of pointed
and blessed to the participants called โ€Pan Ponโ€ in the morning. In cone and placed on the tray or Sa Lung.
the mid-morning, people offered the alms with the sand pagodas. The 6. The foodstuffs; mangoes, Marian plums, cucumbers, young
people preferably stabbed down the flags on the sand pagodas. In coconuts, desserts, soft-boiled rice, betel nuts, betel vines, tidbits
addition, they dedicated the wooden crutches to hold the Bodhi Tree wrapped with the leaves, cigarettes
called โ€Mai Kham Sriโ€ (pronounced โ€Mai Kam Sa Leeโ€, Sa Lee or Sri 7. The chattels; moneys, clothes on the trays or decorated vessels
referred to Sri Maha Bodhi Tree). Mai Kham Sri was dedicated as the 8. Sa Lung Nam of Turmeric and Soap Pod
moral precept to sustain the Buddhism by the reason that The Bodhi
Tree was the symbol of Buddhism and prolonged the life. The Buddhist
monks in many temples performed the Buddhist sermon titled
the consequence of virtue in a new year to the people in Wan Phraya
Wan. The substance of Buddhist sermon mentioned to the appearance
of Sang Khan and the annual prediction.
