▁people ▁ann ually ▁particip ate ▁in ▁" wan ▁w ang " ▁which ▁means ▁" free ▁day ". ▁Usually ▁held ▁for ▁three ▁days , ▁over ▁this ▁period ▁people ▁ce ase ▁all ▁kind ▁of ▁activities . ▁This ▁traditional ▁ceremony ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁Song k ran ▁( Th ai ▁New ▁Year ). ▁In ▁this ▁ceremony , ▁however , ▁not ▁only ▁lay pers ons ▁can ▁particip ate , ▁but ▁mon ks ▁are ▁also ▁allowed ▁to ▁join . ▁People ▁will ▁g ently ▁pour ▁and ▁spr ink le ▁water ▁on ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Bud d ha ▁first , ▁then ▁on ▁mon ks ▁and ▁el ders . ▁Nob ody ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁before ▁the ▁ab l ution . ▁Every ▁evening ▁of ▁each ▁day ▁there ▁is ▁local ▁folk ▁story t elling , ▁dan cing , ▁and ▁games . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁September ▁to ▁October ▁ann ually ▁people ▁particip ate ▁in ▁" Ch ing ▁P ret ah ▁Day " ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁giving ▁day ▁to ▁ancest or ▁spirits , ▁g hosts , ▁and ▁dem ons . ▁On ▁this ▁day ▁people ▁will ▁bring ▁dess ert s ▁such ▁as ▁kan om ▁la , ▁kan om ▁ba , ▁kan om ▁p ong , ▁kan om ▁th ian , ▁and ▁kan om ▁ ▁b ae - som ▁( also ▁called ▁jo ah ▁hu ) ▁to ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁They ▁also ▁bring ▁rice , ▁gar lic , ▁sh rim p ▁paste , ▁ch ili , ▁co con uts , ▁sugar ▁can e , ▁salt , ▁on ions , ▁ban anas , ▁cand les , ▁and