Photos show elaborate preparations for Thailand’s Royal Barges Procession
- BANGKOK -- More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for a centuries-old Thai royal tradition that will fill Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River with a fleet of intricately decorated barges on Friday.
- The Royal Barge Procession is held in time for the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony, which takes place after the end of Buddhist Lent.
- Buddhists offer kathin robes to monks who have remained in their monasteries throughout the three-month retreat in the rainy season.
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- BANGKOK -- More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for a centuries-old Thai royal tradition that will fill Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River with a fleet of intricately decorated barges on Friday.
- The Royal Barge Procession is held in time for the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony, which takes place after the end of Buddhist Lent.
- Buddhists offer kathin robes to monks who have remained in their monasteries throughout the three-month retreat in the rainy season.
Sources: ABC News