Rod Nam Dam Hua

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Buddhist-influenced custom Thai New Year tradition Thai cultural ritual

Rod Nam Dam Hua is a traditional Thai New Year ritual in which younger people pour scented water over the hands of elders to show respect and seek blessings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist-influenced custom ⓘ
Thai New Year tradition ⓘ
Thai cultural ritual ⓘ
associatedWith blessing rituals ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ
associatedWithFestival Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
surface form: Songkran
celebratedDuring Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
surface form: Songkran festival
countryOfOrigin Thailand ⓘ
culture Thai culture ⓘ
emotionalMeaning gratitude toward elders ⓘ
humility ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ
gestureType water-pouring ceremony ⓘ
hasTranslation pouring water over the hands of elders ⓘ
isPartOf Songkran water festival customs ⓘ
languageOfName Thai ⓘ
mainAction pouring scented water over the hands of elders ⓘ
nonMaterialHeritageType intangible cultural heritage (informal) ⓘ
occasion Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
surface form: Thai New Year
performedBy younger people ⓘ
performedByAgeGroup children ⓘ
young adults ⓘ
performedFor elders ⓘ
grandparents ⓘ
parents ⓘ
respected seniors ⓘ
performedForAgeGroup older adults ⓘ
senior citizens ⓘ
purpose to ask forgiveness for past wrongdoings ⓘ
to seek blessings from elders ⓘ
to show respect to elders ⓘ
regionPracticed northern Thailand ⓘ
surface form: Northern Thailand

throughout Thailand ⓘ
religiousContext Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
socialFunction reinforcing hierarchy and respect ⓘ
strengthening family ties ⓘ
symbolizes asking forgiveness ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
renewal of social bonds ⓘ
respect for elders ⓘ
seeking blessings ⓘ
typicalDateRange 13–15 April ⓘ
typicalSetting family home ⓘ
temple ⓘ
usesItem jasmine flowers ⓘ
scented water ⓘ
silver bowl ⓘ
traditional Thai costume ⓘ

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subject surface form: Songkran