Chong Phara Procession.
The Chong Phara in the Thai Yai dialect means a castle .It is handmade that made of wood or bamboo, decorated with colorful perforated papers ,various fruits, colorful flags and lamps. It is placed in the courtyard of a house or a monastery as a gesture to welcome the Lord Buddha on his return from giving sermons to his mother in heaven, according to traditional belief. Other activities to celebrate the occasion are music , candle procession , various kinds of dances including the famous dance which performers by dancers dressed up as mythological creatures, such as the mythological half bird-half human ginaree and cte.The rite is held during the post rain retreat season from the full-moon day of the 11 the Lunar month (around October) to the waning moon night of the same month.