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A Thai woman paid respects to a spirit shrine after she won several hundred thousand baht in a lottery draw by offering a traditional dance and a movie screening. The tribute took place today, May 22, at Wat Pa Pradu, Kabin Buri District, in Thailand’s Prachin Buri Province.

 

The 46 year old woman, known as Srichan Sringarm, took a statue of an old man to accompany the existing old woman at the spirit shrine to show her gratitude for her lottery win.

 

Having previously prayed for prosperity and a successful business, Srichan returned to the shrine with offerings of food, fruit, and a traditional dance performance. She also set up an alfresco movie screening for the shrine as a further act of gratitude.

 

Srichan owns a motor repair shop and, after her recent lottery win, her business has seen significant growth. To fulfil her promise to the shrine, she brought a new statue to accompany the existing one and arranged a traditional dance ceremony known as ‘Likay.’ She welcomed local villagers, young and old alike, to join in the festivities, offering food, money and good cheer.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/lottery-winner-celebrates-with-movie-screening-fulfills-promise-to-thai-shrine

 

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Very common occurance in Thailand.

 

At a local shrine here you see this fairly often.  They say the spirit likes to watch movies.  I tell them they didn't have movies when he was alive so how could he like them.

 

There is some boy statue people like to go pray to for numbers now.  Apparently he liked sunglasses and guns.  They like lighting firecrackers at it.  I guess to simulate gun fire?  More wats are putting his statue in them now.  Good money maker for them.

Edited May 23, 20233 yr by rwill