Calendar / Lunar Month |
Festival and Location |
Origin of festival |
| May-June 6th-7th lunar months |
Rocket Festivals - Wat Pa Tung, Wat Phra Non (and several other temples). |
Traditional: Bring rain. |
| June 4th day of waxing moon of 7th lunar month. |
Seup Jata Muang - Offerings made to guardian spirits at the cardinal points of City (Gates, city pillar, etc.). |
Ancient Tai-Indic: Prolong life of city. |
| June 14th day of waxing moon of 7th lunar month |
Lieng Pu Sae-Ya Sae - Foot of Doi Suthep. Medium is possessed by guardian spirit. |
Animist: Propitiate guardian spirits Pu sae & Ya Sae who live on Doi Suthep. |
| July Full moon and 1st day of waning moon of 8th lunar month |
Asalaha Bucha-Wan Khao Pansa - All temples |
Buddhist: Marks the first sermon given by the Buddha & the beginning of the rains retreat. |
| August From full moon of 10th lunar month till end of September |
Salakaphat - All temples, esp. Wat Chiang Man, Wat Chedi Luang & Wat Suan Dok. |
Buddhist: Lay merit making. Alms are put in baskes and given to monks by lottery. |
| October 1st day of waning moon of 11th lunar month |
Ok Pansa - All temples
Tak Bat Devorohana - Hill temples, esp. Wat Fai Hin by Chiang Mai University. Monks walk down and recieve alms (6am). |
Buddhist: End of rains retreat.
Buddhist: Celebrates return of Buddha to earth from heaven where he had been teaching his mother. |
