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Believing in the mystics is still strong! Making merit for the 1st anniversary of Kathin Tour, 19 bodies, no candles and incense sticks because it’s not yet time

Believing in the mystics is still strong! Making merit for the 1st anniversary of Kathin Tour, 19 bodies, candles and incense sticks were not lit until 08.37 hrs., thus successfully lighting the fire. It is estimated that the real time of the accident

(October 11, 64) at 8:00 a.m., villagers in Klong Klan, in the area of ​​Moo 7, Bang Toei Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chachoengsao Province, along with community leaders in several sub-districts, consisting of the village headman, Moo 7, Moo 9, Moo 11 Bang Toei Subdistrict has come together to perform a merit-making ceremony to dedicate charity to the victims. Those who have died in an accident, the freight train No. 852, locomotive number 5102 crashed into a Kathin tour group bus traveling from the factory in the area. Samut Prakan Province

Until causing the deaths at the scene at the Khlong Khwaeng Klan train station, up to 18 people died at the hospital later, a total of 19 people, and more than 40 people were injured on the day. On October 11, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., at the ceremony, more than 100 villagers prepared to bring food to make merit among themselves. Type of rice casserole and some have brought sweets and noodles came out to set up a booth to make out to distribute banquets to the participants

Before there is a ceremony for monks to make merit and offer food to monks. gravel water requiem and offering robes to monks By establishing a pile of robe as a president and an orphan robe at the scene of the accident and one deceased, and there is also an additional pile of robe that leads to make merit together to offer to monks together. which the orphaned robe Villagers used a method to collect money from people who came to make merit at the event. until the total amount is 3,300 baht, while the Pa Pa Samakkhi Division includes the total amount of merit making at 12,940 baht, totaling 15,940 baht for merit making.

before bringing the said amount to the monk Somnuk Assistant Abbot of Bang Pla Nak Temple which is the destination temple of the Boon Kathin tour group who want to travel to reach last year Before starting the merit-making ceremony, offering food to 9 monks, villagers began to light incense sticks and candles to worship the Three Jewels. at the front of the altar of the Buddha image The chairman of the lighting tried to light candles and incense for a period of 10 minutes, but the attempt to light the incense and candle offerings this time. not easily succeeded

Because no matter how long it stays on, it still doesn’t get stuck. The wind blew into the tent area of ​​the ceremony continuously. even before starting the ceremony The wind in the fairground was quiet. by those who pointed and those who came to help make a point Have tried to find other equipment such as a flower pedestal to help cover the wind But still could not light the candles and incense sticks until 8:37 am, which is believed to be the actual time of the accident that day. Therefore, it can light a fire at the end of the incense stick until it comes up. but still can’t light the candle

before finally starting the merit-making ceremony at 08.38 am. It has also been raining heavily. But when the ceremony was completed The falling rain clouds disappeared from the area. before the merit-making ceremony ends at 10:00 a.m.

For today’s event, Ms. Arunluck Phophut, Phatthanakan District Head of Community Development, Muang District, Chachoengsao Province, along with 5 staff in the office, came to join the merit making ceremony with the villagers. heard the news that the villagers joined together to organize a merit-making ceremony for the deceased from the accident of the train crashing into the Kathin tour bus therefore came to join in the merit making ceremony with the villagers to encourage the relatives of the deceased who come to make merit and dedicate the merit to the deceased and feel sorry for the events that happened last year When the opportunity arises, he has come to join the merit making event today.

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