villagers worship. After Buddhist Lent day in October, the Buddha statue is always transferred to the throne and
travels along the river for the villagers to make merit and worship. In the south, the local believes that transferring the
Buddha statue along the river enables the rain to fall seasonally. There are two routes for Buddha statue transferring:
along the river and on land. The transportation can be boat, car, or cart depending on the area available. No matter
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decorated in the form of Naga, the legendary serpent, because it is believed that Naga is the water provider for the
earth. Normally, the poses of buddha statues are the pose that the Lord of Buddha holding a bowl or asking for the
rain.
Reason
Most boats are decorated in the form of Naga as believed that it is the water provider to the earth. Some villagers
made some sweets for sacrifice the Buddha statue by placing them on the boat while some cannot place those
point
somewhere to the temple. After this ceremony, there is some villagers from another village feeling like to own that
pulling race in the river. Finally, both villages make an agreement to take turns on using that beautiful boat year by