Let’s make merit

Arsanhabucha Day is on the full moon of the eighth month. It is recognised as the Buddha’s first sermon and the Three Gems. This day is one of three of the most important day in Buddhism. Thus, Thai people goes to a temple to make merit as my family does.

We usually make merit by offering to a monk at a temple before those important days because it is not much people at a temple. Like this year, we went to a temple on the 18th of July early in the morning. When we arrived at the temple, we placed all the food that we brought; rice, curry, and dessert on a tray for monks’ breakfast. About other stuffs; medicine, candle, light bulb, and else will be offered to a monk later. Other people did the same thing.

While monks were eating, everyone was doing a morning’s pray and doing to meditate. Then, we had breakfast and chatted together. It is like buffet. When we finished, we brought a plate that we used cleaning at cooking house. I thought that was a lot of fun. It is similar to a family’s day because we spent time and do a good activity together.