This celebration was this past Friday and it was so much fun. The kids did a ton of work and it took 1 week to get it all together. This is always a big party at the Wat Don Chan, people come from all over for 2 days to celebrate the day of this guys death. The donations of food, drinks (no booze, I’m at a Temple silly), dessert and flowers, I am talking about 4 palets of flowers. Roses, carnations, lily’s and the kids with about 50 other volunteers put them all together, beautiful and the smell was amazing. There were over 100 Monks invited and there was 2 hours of chanting in the morning and another 2 hours in the evening, it was so cool. They have rows of yarn above your head and everyone gets to tie a piece to your own head so we are all connected. Some people meditate and others pray while the chanting is going on, I prayed for every person I know and the energy is felt by everybody, it was amazing. The chanting is to wish everyone good, good health, good wealth, good times, you get it. After the chanting you cut down your piece of yarn and ware it as a bracelet and keep it on until it falls off, pretty cool, huh? I had them tie mine extra tight.
We ate all day long and the food was great, small portions of all types of food and after the evening chanting, donuts, warm sweetened milk, different juices, again it was great. It ended with fireworks and the setting off of lanterns, we all had so much fun and some cleaning even got done by all until around 1 in the morning. The next 2 days were also clean up but the kids took their time and still had fun. I met so many great people and that included 5 people traveling here from the good old US of A and they want to help with some of the project as they will be here for 2 weeks. Three of them are coming over on Wed. to help me with the planting of some herbs to help with some extra seasoning for the kids food. We are just teaching them as they will have to manage this project, we want them to be self sustainable, remember… Again I promise pictures to follow. Anyone know anybody that has a hook up on underwear? Most of these kids do not have any and it is needed, I have bought about 50 pairs already and I need more, lot’s more, anyone, anyone? These kids are so good, we manage to have fun even when working. Until next time, peace y’all.
