MACHA BUCHA DAY

This weekend marks Macha Bucha Day in Thailand, the third-most important day in the Buddhist calendar. It marks the day when 1,250 of Lord Buddha's disciples gathered to hear a sermon.
It's customary to make merit by giving food to monks, and by walking three times around a temple. That's what Tanya and I did yesterday evening. Tanya's mum had spend most of the day at the temple so we went to collect her and make merit once the heat of the day had gone.
As you can see there were hundreds of people, all walking three times around the temple holding a lotus and incense sticks. Tomorrow (Monday) is a public holiday here as a substitution day because Macha Bucha Day fell on the weekend.