An Exploratory Study Of Water-latten Festival For Thai Nationality In Thailand

The Water-latten festival is an important event in Thailand. On each day whenthe moon is full in Thai Calendar September, people all over the nation will allhold great ceremonies in big ways. Basing on an investigation to Thai nationalityliving in Khon Khan area, this thesis tries to discuss and summaries the origin ofWater-latten Festival, how to make a water latten, the different kinds of ceremoniesand the religious meanings relating to Water-latten Festival.Being a Buddhist country, in my opinion, the Water-latten Festival more orless implies Thai Nationality’s religious beliefs and is found to express thanks andto commemorate those people who have ever contributed a lot to their society. Itcan say that this festival is a good moral reflection of Buddhist doctrine and theBuddhists further carry forward this doctrine with the guidance of Buddha Lord.Meanwhile, the important value of Water-latten Festival to religious beliefs isshown in some relating legends and it even permeates into nowadays social life; itteaches people to thank and give back to their family, society and other people,indeed, this also helps the ethnic identity among Thai Nationality grows.With the development of tourism in Thailand and the cultural spread, theWater-latten Festival even spreads to all over the world and it attracts lots offoreign tourists to celebrate it together each year. It improves the magnificence ofWater-latten Festival in the world and also provides better guarantees forWater-latten Festival’s lineage and development.