In our village, the big party prior to this year's Thai New Year (Somkran) was Boon Pakwet. Here are some scenes from the two day party that included prayers for a bountiful rice harvest, money trees presented to us from neighboring villages, and a good deal of alcohol:
I wrote a bit about Boon Pakwet at: http://the-isaan.blogspot.com/2012/05/boon-pakwet.html
I wrote a bit about Boon Pakwet at: http://the-isaan.blogspot.com/2012/05/boon-pakwet.html
