Thai Buddhists Make Merit on New Years Day
01 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai teenager in a Santa hat presents a Buddhist monk with an offering during a special merit making ceremony at Bangkok City Hall New Year's morning. Many Thais go to Buddhist temples and shrines to "make merit" for the New Year. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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- New Year's Merit Making in Bangkok, Thailand (All)
