Mon Traditional Honey Donation Ceremony- Wat Chomphuwek วัดชมภูเวก Temple Nonthaburi Thailand

Wat Chomphuwek วัดชมภูเวก In Nonthaburi

Monk Honey Offerings Ceremony

The Monk Honey Offerings Ceremony is one of most important traditions for the Thai-Mon community. It takes place on Buddhist Holy Day, the 15th Date of Waxing Moon of the 10th month of each year. This year it was on September 8th and 9th. The Monk Honey Offerings Ceremony is very similar to the normal practice of the ordinary monk food offerings ceremony where rice and foods would be replaced with honey instead.

This tradition has been continued from generation to generation of Mon people in Thailand. This practice allows them to present their strong faith in Buddhism. Each temple usually prepares monks’ alms-bowls at its sermon hall in a monastery for people to pour honey into with a handkerchief under each alms-bowl.

All honey poured by people in these alms-bowls will be collected as ingredients of Mon traditional medicine. The Mon people believe that this honey offerings ceremony is the greatest way to make merit. Monks store honey to be used when they get sick. Honey is a crucial ingredient of Mon traditional medicine and the Mon people believe this merit making will help achieve prestige and prosperity both in this and the next lifetime. Nowadays, this ceremony still exists in several temples. In Nonthaburi, this event takes place at Wat Chomphuwek and a few other temples in Nonthaburi.

The practice is interesting to see and the people still dress in traditional clothing for this ceremony. It only happens 2 days a year and is a treat to be able to see.

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