{"id":2887,"date":"2019-10-07T05:27:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T03:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2019-10-07T05:27:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T03:27:30","slug":"tak-bat-thewo-festivals-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/2887-tak-bat-thewo-festivals-in-thailand","title":{"rendered":"Tak Bat Thewo festivals in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok Phansa<\/em>, marks the end of Buddhist Lent, I already told you about it. And the next day, there is another tradition called Tak \u0e3a\u0e3a Bat Thewo<\/em> (or “devo”, you will find several spellings) which consists of large morning alms offering to the monks. Some are very spectacular and impressive, I will list a few at the end of this article but before let me tell you a little more about this event.<\/p>\n

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Wat Sangkat Rattanakhiri temple in Uthai Thani at Tak Bat Thewo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\nTak Bat Thewo in Thailand<\/h2>\n

The action of “Tak Bat”<\/em> is the action of offering food to the monks. The one that takes place the day after Ok Phansa<\/em>, at the end of Buddhist Lent, is called “Tak Bat Thewo”<\/em> (\u0e15\u0e31\u0e01\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e23 \u0e40\u0e17 \u0e42\u0e27) or “Tak Bat Thewo Rohana”<\/em>. “Thewo rohana”<\/em> marks the descent of Buddha from Heaven after 3 months in paradise there where He visited His dead mother.<\/p>\n

\nThe Tak Bat Thewo festivals in Thailand<\/h2>\n

These traditional morning offerings are of course happening all over Thailand (around 7am in general) but there are some places where they are more important or famous often organized by temples perched on a hill with a long Naga staircase. Here is a non-exhaustive list:<\/p>\n