webfact Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 By Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Local media outlets have reported subdued Makha Bucha activity this year. Many people have opted to prepare their own set of monk offerings, rather than buying pre-made offerings from vendors. Vendors have meanwhile reduced their supplies in anticipation of suppressed consumer spending. It is customary in Thailand to visit temples, make merit, attend sermons and perform good deeds to celebrate the gathering held between the Lord Buddha and 1,250 of his first disciples. Giving monks offerings is also a major part of the celebration. More and more people are favoring saving over spending and only making purchases on essential items. Vendors are currently selling monk-offering baskets at around 100 to 300 baht each, with many blaming low sales on the economic downturn caused by the global pandemic. New COVID cases - fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant - are further discouraging people from performing religious activities outdoors. One major Makha Bucha activity is the candle-lit circumambulation rite, which usually involves a mass gathering that puts participants at risk of contracting COVID-19. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-02-16 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: Local media outlets have reported subdued Makha Bucha activity this year. Must be the sobriety kicking in? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herfiehandbag Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 7 hours ago, webfact said: Local media outlets have reported subdued Makha Bucha activity this year. Must be because the bars have been closed...???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The Swedish bar next door to me was partying boisterously long into the night. I taped lots of it but don't know how to download it from my phone to play back on my car radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Stonking it down with rain all day dampened my merit making ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) For not religious people its a holiday (with chance of extension to sunday 20th), yet motorways are empty and pictures show empty beaches. Possibly folks are saving their holidays for songkran in 2 months time. Ban on alcohol dumpens holiday spirit and partying Edited February 17, 2022 by internationalism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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