Bangfai Payanak: Science, Belief and Thai Society

red sparks keep pink , at rise from the Mekong River , to the sky in the the end of Buddhist lent that border area , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , see until accustomed to and call this thing that , , King of Nagas firecracker , because , the sparks will that this is the sparks , red keep pink , have no the sound has no the smoke , have no the flame , go up straight , not curve and agree come to like general sparks , will switch off middle the air , observe get easy from general sparks , will happen in the border since , royal temple landing , royal temple district , down continously go to until , house water border , branch , district [ teacher night pond ] , previously will see happen especial royal temple landing , , ancient general temple , , Thai temple , and temple top landing Mrs. , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , but , nowadays will see born at water house , , harbour purple house , , the palmyra abounds , , the mouth anticipates , and , uncle islet , district [ teacher swamp black mark of death ] , previously a person , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , see then , still , ++ , because , see permanent every year in the the end of Buddhist lent , time authors when , age still a little , when , year 2508 ( , be a person , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] ) , when , the end of Buddhist lent , get go to sit see at temple Thai landing , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , and get embark go to flow the steamer with , when , flow the steamer arrives ( in/at ) landing royal temple area , will begin see the sparks aforementioned rise from the Mekong River , go up tall not exceed 2-3 the wah , long ago , ++ , rise but [ T letter ] , , go up when , people ashore walk with lighted candles in hand around a temple finished , The silent , the sparks will arrive at to go up see , but , nowadays , when , 18.00 , as a result , go up already go up tall arrive at 200-300 the meter , and go up each but [ T letter ] , as a result , very with , since , 5-20 a child consecutively , observe that , , this sparks if , go up middle the Mekong will askew meet the river bank , if , go up onshore will askew go out middle the Mekong , this sparks will go up especial the the end of Buddhist lent only , but , if , Buddhist holy Thai day , be askew with the the middle of the lunar month , of Laos , this sparks , do not go up , year ? , ( , the the end of Buddhist lent is ) , same both of Thai , and , Laos , this sparks will go up very , believe in acting as , border , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , there is nether world city , stay under the ground and is the exit to human city , call that , , be the frontier then have King of Nagas firecracker , happen regularly that this , capital that part at , uncle islet , district [ teacher swamp black mark of death ] , that thereby because , at uncle islet , when , the dry season has will Mekong River navel , through length of the Mekong River , at flow through many countries , straight that deep most , at uncle islet , when , dry season , temple fishermen by use a rope binds slack stone down can go to 99 the wah , at this will have the sparks goes up to are light-colored green , many times at member low-lying Mekong River in must die to appeared between the travel , by sea , they believe in that , be the making a mistake builds [ wasp ] two spirit residing Mrs. , or , , the god by sea , then punish the reason calls that , , mermaid eats , mermaid is , , snake , be same thing with the King of Nagas , but , King of that Nagas has the world is the location again the one dimension , can can impersonate various kinds , impersonate a human , or , , ? all right , only think only the figure , change to already , then get appear often , that , there is Naga watcher , or , see a person walks to get down the water , or , several times at have a person meets strange trace but , believe in that , be crumpled the King of Nagas that happen in the border , district [ teacher method of snaring a wild elephant range ] , or , elsewhere , ++ , even god downtown , ++ , as a result , ever happen already , but , if , think ? and can happen how that , and ? will must happen especial in the the end of Buddhist lent only , and must straight with the the middle of the lunar month , of Laos then is lievable that , King of Nagas , have nationality race , Laos , although , will happen river bank Thai way no matter , regard the incredibility , and low-lying Mekong River wonder TRUE actually , because , strange sparks is or , that call that , , King of Nagas firecracker , this happen especial in the border , Nongkhai province only , follow Mekong River line , have no go up the elsewhere although , will stay follow Mekong riverside also , then can count that , Nongkhai and Wiangchan , formerly that the administration and founding a city by the King of Nagas , then receive this influence also , although , will touch [ cheap ] separate the administration , and , separate the country departs , but , in fact geography way is same area , tradition legend differs , ++ , of strip [ zone ] low-lying Mekong River person , will pertaining to the King of Nagas the whole bunch , because , King of Nagas , mean , way agriculture fertility , and the being of a human , that deliver a speech come to that all , for , try to understand about , King of Nagas , before that , there is how is the background ? , and , important ? , with Nongkhai city - , Wiangchan , and ? King of Nagas firecracker then happen especial the border , Nongkhai province , only , and at important will happen especial the the middle of the lunar month , that same between , Thai is - , Laos , if , year ? eight twice King of Nagas firecracker , as a result , will flow go up in Buddhist holy Laos day , (15 , evening , Laos is ) , get into trouble at challenge give come to see wonderful low-lying the Mekong River , King of Nagas firecracker that , happen get ? , ? then must born in day aforementioned only , ? do why , and , get ? from the behaviour aforementioned , believe in that , many persons still want to go to prove this miracle s (stay) [doing that action] , ( , Buddhism legend , tell that , when , Buddha proceeds to go up please the king's mother , on the second heaven where Indra dwells , 3 fully month , when , proceed get back to the world , the King of Nagas has created glass ladder , money , gold , proceed get down , human , angel , King of Nagas , get celebrate celebrate with something firecracker dot dedicates , especially King of Nagas set , thus later King of Nagas set has then to assume the the end of Buddhist lent is the important day ).........