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Library on or before  \nthe last date stamped below.  \nEDUC.181  \n\n| H  \u003Cbr>C  \u003Cbr>01  \u003Cbr>24.FEB.199   | AYES  \u003Cbr>ENTRE  \u003Cbr>7560414  \u003Cbr>-3 MAY 200o  \u003Cbr>3   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n394  \nBANCROFT,A.  \nFestivals of the buddha.  \nANNE BANCROFT  \nRMEP  \n①  \nRELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION PRESS  \nAn Imprint of Arnold-Wheaton  \nUXBRIDGE COLLEGE LIBRARY  \nReligious and Moral Education PressAn Imprint ofArnold-WheatonHennock Road,Exeter EX28RP  \nPergamon Press LtdHeadington Hill Hall,Oxford OX30BW  \nPergamon Press Inc.Maxwell House,Fairview Park,Elmsford,New York 10523  \nPergamon Press Canada LtdSuite 104,150 Consumers Road,Willowdale,Ontario M2J 1P9  \nPergamon Press(Australia)Pty LtdP.O.Box544,Potts Point,N.S.W.2011  \nPergamon Press GmbHHammerweg 6,D-6242 Kronberg,Federal Republic of Germany  \nCopyright C1984 Anne Bancroft  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by anymeans,electronic,electrostatic,magnetic tape,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without permission inwriting from the publishers.  \nFirst published 1984  \nPrinted in Great Britain by A.Wheaton &Co.Ltd,Exeter  \nISBN 008-030610-1 non net  \n008-030611-X net  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThe author and publisher wish to thank the following individuals and organizationswho kindly provided photographs:Ann and Bury Peerless,pages 6,27,29,36;ThaiEmbassy,pages 11,15,31;Tourist Authority of Thailand,pages 8,10,12,13,17,35.  \nCover photograph by Ann and Bury Peerless.  \nYRAAaU383LJ0330CIR8XU  \nContents  \n5  \nIntroduction  \n7  \n1 Festivals and Celebrations  \n2 The Buddha19  \n29  \n3 The Meaning of the Festivals  \n38  \nThings To Do  \nMaterial for Teachers  \n40  \n# Introduction\n\nEach Buddhist country has its own special festivals.Whilemany people of the East came to accept Buddhism as theirreligion,they retained most of their own customs.For thisreason Buddhist festivals in,say,Sri Lanka and Thailand maydiffer but you will discover that the similarities far outweighthe differences.  \nThailand has been chosen as the setting for this book as it isa deeply Buddhist country and its festivals provide a generalpicture for all Buddhist countries.  \nA family at prayer in a Buddhist temple  \n# Festivalsand Celebrations\n\nAn elephant comes walking down the road.He has gold andblue covers on his back.His cheeks and ears are painted withcircles and stars.Behind him lumber more elephants.Red andsilver banners float in the wind above them.Their owners rideproudly,dressed in finest silk.Tall umbrellas in yellow,redand green shield the riders from the hot sun.  \nMalee stands in her doorway and watches.She knows theelephant parade means the beginning of a Buddhist festival inher town.Malee is nine years old and her name means'flower'.As the huge elephants plod through the town,one throws histrunk back and gives a loud trumpet.The people laugh andshout.  \nWhen the elephants have gone it is time to gather up therubbish in the town and burn it.People begin to clean theirhouses,too.Not a speck of dust must be left.This makes thepeople feel they are ready for a good day tomorrow.  \nGiving presents to the monks  \nThe next day is 13 April,the beginning of the Songkranfestival,which lasts for three days.Malee and her family mustget up very early,before it is light.They are going to themonastery where the Buddhist monks live.It is called a Wat(pronounced ‘wot').Malee likes walking through the cool,early morning streets.Many other people are going to the Wat,too.Everyone carries presents for the monks of food and  \nThe Wat Benchamabopitr,the marble temple.Not all Wats are as magnificent as this.  \nflowers and candles.There are songs and jokes.The monks,intheir yellow robes,are waiting for them.Malee looks up at thesky.There it is!The 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