Schedule
: 19-20 October 2002
Venue
: Tambon Bang Phli, Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan
Origin
:
Bang Phli is a district with an abundance of lotuses. The
morning of the 14th full-moon night of October is the day
before the end of the Buddhist Lent. Buddhists come here
to pick the flowers for offerings to monks according to
tradition. The people of Bang Phli regard this as great
merit so they volunteer to keep the flowers for distribution
to visitors who row to the district to receive them every
year.
This is to provide facilitation and is a way to jointly
make merit. This tradition has become the "Rap Bua" (lotus
receiving) festival.
Activities :
- Waterborne merit making.
- Waterborne procession of Luang Pho To (replica) Buddha
image.
- Pageants of lady merchants of Bang Phli Floating Market
and Miss and Mr. Rap Bua and a lotus pedestal arrangement
contest.
- Folk plays such as Saba Thoi and Saba Bon.
- Water sports like races of Mat and ancient boats, boat
tug-of-war and sea boxing.
- Contests of boats in the beauty, idea and comical categories.
- Contests of tasty gourami and Thai cooking from various
periods in history.
- "Life on the Water Samrong Canal Bang Phli" light and
sound show.
| Nearby
Tourist Spots : |
| -
Bang Pu Resort (Bang Phli) |
| |
is
a famous resort with beautiful flowers, a restaurant
and accommodation. |
| -
Wat Bang Phli Yai (Bang Phli) |
| |
houses
Luang Pho To Buddha image, a sacred image that locals
take in a boat procession to join in the Rap Bua Festival. |
| -
Ancient City (Muang) |
| |
is
the world's largest outdoor museum, situated on an area
of over 1.28 million square meters. It has a fine collection
of miniature historical sites. |
| -
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo (Muang) |
| |
is
the largest crocodile farm in the world. There is crocodile
breeding, demonstrations on how to catch crocodiles
with bare hands and shows of smart elephants and animals. |
| -
Phra Samut Chedi (Phra Samut Chedi) |
| |
is
a pagoda on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. The pagoda
houses the ashes of the monks Phra Chaiyawat and Phra
Ham Samut. Every year on the 5th crescent-moon night
in October there is a ceremony to drape the pagoda in
a red cloth. |
| For
more information, contact : |
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Tambon Bang Phli Municipal Office. |
| |
Tel.
(02) 3373086, 3373930, 3373491, fax (02) 3373715 |
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Bang Phli District Cultural Center. |
| |
Tel.
(02) 3373715, 3373414, fax (02) 3373715 |
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TAT Central Region Office: Area 3 (Chon Buri-Samut Prakan). |
| |
Tel.
(038) 427667, 428750, fax (038) 429113 |
