At 08.00 am on January 3, 2557 at the Wat Sutthawat School which is located in the Wat Sutthawat Temple grounds at the end of Soi Nermblubwan in East Pattaya a merit making ceremony was organised to celebrate the New Year.
Teachers, parents and students at the school gathered to receive a blessing drom the Abbot of Wat Sutthawat who then led prayers along with a group of monks. Khun Sonchoke the Sutthawat School Director then led the teachers in the giving of alms to the monks.
This merit making ceremony will be repeated at temples all over Thailand during the New Year period and is seen as an important symbol of merit making for Thai Buddhists as they set off to lead a holier and more meritous path in the New Year.
