All Quiet on the Eastern Front
It's been a while since I've posted... there's not much going on to blog about. My life is settling into a routine now, and some of the adventure is subsiding.
Things here are hot, as usual, and apparently April is one of the hottest months. Sometime around the middle of April there's a holiday in which, among other things, your "sins" are symbollically and literally washed away by random acts of water espionage. In other words, for 2 or 3 days the Thais run around with water soakers, water balloons, buckets, and whatever else they can use to hose down anyone and everyone. Westerners are not immune from the onslaught; I have been instructed to bring a change of clothes to the office. Bar business supposedly increases as certain assets are exposed in this way. All in all it should be an unusual couple of days.
I'm waiting to find my muse again... I may be quiet for a while, but I'm still here :)
posted by Llama @ 3/22/2005 07:57:00 PM
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Tried to comment last night see it didn't take; so once again: Interesting how water rituals are found in so mny religions. Tys with buckets on the street-christian babtism. Mom
Tried to comment last night see it didn't take; so once again: Interesting how water rituals are found in so mny religions. Tys with buckets on the street-christian babtism. Mom
this holiday sounds fascinating. what is it called? is this a budhist holiday or some other religion. i am intrigued.
I did a paper for my "religions of china and japan" class on girls festival in japan and how it related to another holiday in china, both have their roots in the removal of sins. these holidays are celebrated on the third day of the third month which on the chinese calender makes it April 11 this year. i wonder if this water festival is related. more details please!
As a quick note, the earthquake was not felt here in Bangkok. I found out about it by watching the news of it on the TV, just like everyone in the States.
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