  Bun Boek Fa and Red Cross Fair
It is an annual celebration taken place around the
beginning of rice farming season which falls on the 3rd waxing day the
of the 3rd lunar month. The fair takes place at the area of the
Provincial Administrative Building aiming at the revision and
conservation of northeast cultural heritage. The main features of the
fair are Bun Boek Fa Procession which concerns about rice goddess spirit
and container of Baisi Su Khwan. Along with the main features are
cultural activities, local entertainment, folk music performance, and
several ceremonies. Buddhist Lent Candle Procession (Amphoe Kosum Phisai)
: The one day before Buddhist Lent Day. The festival features various
candle processions from several communities competing the beauty of
candle decorations.
On Son Klong Yao Chao Wapee
Fair
Most people in Wapeephathum District has their own local drum and
produce higg quality Klong Yao also. It takes place every year in the
middle of March, there are light and sound about Wapeephatum history,
Klong Yao procession, Klong Yao playing contest and agricultural ,
exhibition and farm products.
Phrathat Nadun Homage Paying & twelve Months Tradition Fair
This fair takes place on the 15th waxing day of the 3rd lunar month (Makha
Bucha Day) of every year. The fair ground is the area around Phrathat
Nadun, Buddhist Bounds of the northeast and it lasts five days and five
nights.
Bun Pha Kao Ling
(Buffet Dinner for monkeys)
This fair take place on the 2nd of April every year at
Koamphi forest park. There are food and fruits buffet for monkeys,
bringing foods and fruit for monkeys and seeing one of the rarest
species of the world. "Golden monkey".
Bang Fai Festival (Amphoe Na Chuak)
The festival takes place every year during May-June at the court yard of
Amphoe Na Chak Office. The festival features the contests of Bang Fai
(fire work rocket) procession, procession decoration, and rocket
sky-high rising. At night, there are religious rites and entertainment. |
From Bangkok, there are ordinary buses operating to Ubon Ratchatani and
stop over at Maha Sarakham several trips a day. The fare is 113 Baht and
detailed information can be obtained from the Northeastern Bus Terminal,
Tel. 936-3667-8. Air-conditioned buses leaves the Northeastern Bus
Terminal in Bangkok for Maha Sarakham three trips a day i.e., at 09.00
a.m., 09.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. charging the fare 158 Baht per person
for common air-conditioned bus and 245 Baht for VIP air-conditioned bus.
