The Tan Kuai Salak ceremony takes place in communities throughout northern Thailand between the full moon and waning moon day of September. This Buddhist merit-making ceremony dates back to the founding of Chiang Mai in 1296, when it was performed at Wat Chiang Man, the city's oldest temple, by King Mengrai and his followers.
For this occasion, each person or family prepares a beautiful "Kuai Salak" basket, full of fruit and useful items for the monks of their temple. Each basket has a number and a corresponding numbered stick or lot which the monks choose at randam. They then recieve whichever baskets correspond with the lots. During the Buddhist Lent period, monks remain in their temples to avoid walking through the rice fields and fruit gardens that are abundant at this time of year.
The Kuai Salak basket is beautifully decorated according to each family's tastes and many are colorful and very elaborate. By offering Kuai Salak, northern Thai people believe they can pass the merit they make to their ancestors and so this day is a way for Lanna people to remember their departed family menbers.
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