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      In March as the harvest season finishes, the Dara – Ang people often give offerings in order to earn merit.  They go to famous temples such as Doi Suthep or Doi Tung or discuss the dharma (Buddhist teachings) with famous monks. During April temples are decorated with banana leaves and local objects that can be found in the village for the Sonkran festival. The people pour water on the hands of revered elders and ask for blessing from monks and an elder in the community.
In May some families send male children to be ordained as monks (this is called “Boad Look-Kaew” in Thai language). This way the children can learn and experience more about Buddhism. In June the shrine in the center of the city and the city gate are closed. This time is around the 8th of July in the Buddhist calendar which is calculated according to the waxing and waning moon. When the shrine has been closed, there is a strict rule that the people in the community can't marry. In July, everybody prepares to go the temple to practice Buddhist teachings during Buddhist Lent. The older people go to the temple to practice Buddhist teachings, listen to sermons, observe religious precepts and pray. They practice the dharma until the end of Buddhist lent in October. At the end of October the city gate and the shrine in the center of the city are opened. This is at the waxing of the moon on around the 3rd of December by the Buddhist Calendar.
A ceremony is performed at the city gate to bring good to the community. The Dara-Ang believe that if the community, family and people in the village have been peaceful they will be rewarded. But if there is disobedience, the people will be punished. For example if a woman falls pregnant during the time that the city gate is closed, the penalty is that she will be driven out of the community by gossip. This is why the Dara-Ang people usually keep strictly to these beliefs during the three and a half months when the city gate is closed

        In November and December communities with Buddha relics or pagodas perform a Poy ceremony, praying and then resting as they are exhausted after the harvest season
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