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Chak Phra (Thai: ชักพระ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated annually in Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia. The named could be translated as “Pulling the Buddha”, “pulling of the Buddhist monks”, or “pulling of ceremonial Buddha image carriages”. Chak Phra takes place on the first day of the waning moon of the eleventh lunar month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar, thus the exact dates of the festival change every year. In the Western calendar this usually falls in the month of October.

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  • Chak Phra (en)
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  • Chak Phra (Thai: ชักพระ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated annually in Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia. The named could be translated as “Pulling the Buddha”, “pulling of the Buddhist monks”, or “pulling of ceremonial Buddha image carriages”. Chak Phra takes place on the first day of the waning moon of the eleventh lunar month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar, thus the exact dates of the festival change every year. In the Western calendar this usually falls in the month of October. (en)
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  • Chak Phra (en)
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  • Celebrates Buddha’s symbolic return to earth at the end of Buddhist Lent (en)
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  • Ceremonial river floats , are brought into Mueang Surat Thani via the Tapi River. Ceremonial land floats are pulled through the streets of Mueang Surat Thani during the Chak Phra Parade and then put on display for the remainder of the festival. (en)
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  • Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand (en)
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  • The Buddha’s mother, Maya, had died seven days after the Buddha-to-be was born. As she had no access to the Buddha’s teachings, he went up to Tavatimsa heaven, where she had been reborn, in order to give her the benefit of hearing the Dhamma. Upon his return to earth, the Buddha descended upon a ladder of crystal accompanied by two Hindu gods who acted as his witnesses and acolytes: Brahma on a ladder of gold at right and Indra on a ladder of silver at left. (en)
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  • "The Legend: The Buddha Descends from Tavatimsa Heaven" (en)
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  • Chak Phra (Thai: ชักพระ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated annually in Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia. The named could be translated as “Pulling the Buddha”, “pulling of the Buddhist monks”, or “pulling of ceremonial Buddha image carriages”. Chak Phra takes place on the first day of the waning moon of the eleventh lunar month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar, thus the exact dates of the festival change every year. In the Western calendar this usually falls in the month of October. The largest celebration takes place in Mueang Surat Thani, along the Tapi River. This the festival lasts nine days and nine nights. Smaller celebrations also take place throughout the south including: Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Pattani, and Ko Samui. (en)
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