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"Pouring of the water") or Water Libation Ceremony. According to the Talmud , Sukkot is the time of year in which God judges the world for rainfall; therefore this ceremony, like the taking of the Four Species , invokes God's blessing for rain in its proper time.
Sukkot's 4 Holy Species from left to right: Hadass (), Lulav (palm frond), Aravah (willow branch), Etrog carrier, Etrog (citron) outside its carrier. Sukkot, [a] also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei.
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
[3] Similar to medieval European propitiatory rites such as Kattenstoet, the hope in performing this procession is that it would once again "rain cats and dogs". [12] If a cat has an outcry during the event, it is supposed to mean that it will rain soon. [1] Khmer and Thai people hope that rain will come from 3 to 7 days after the ceremony.
The rite is also the central ritual for both the Lao Loum wedding ceremony and for the naming ceremony of a newborn child. [13] Min-Khwan: Khwan culture is an essential part of the Thai culture. [18] Thai people has the tradition of Min-khwan that's notion of prosperity and luck. [11]
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The ceremony is performed by a senior person of the community who has been a Buddhist monk at some stage, and special arrangements are made for the occasion. The practice involves preparing the pah kwan or the flower trays and placing at a central location for people to gather around it in reverential prayers.
By Athit Perawongmetha. BANGKOK (Reuters) - When two month old Bibeam died in November 2023, the temples in her district would not cremate her, considering her too young for such a ceremony.