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141. Reference : MM-1-16-14

| Ordination is a holy ceremony and all the villagers usually help with preparations for the ceremony. Learning how to be a monk, and expenses incurred during the ceremony. | Punch card

142. Reference : MM-1-16-15

| The activities before the first day of Buddhist Lent. The activities of the villagers, and preparations for an offering to the monks. | Punch card

143. Reference : MM-1-16-16

| One of the monks, Coj, wants to leave the Buddhist monkhood, but some of the villagers would like him to remain in the monkhood. | Punch card

144. Reference : MM-1-16-17

| The details of joint work; including the construction of a house for the spirits, to make a dedication to the deceased. | Punch card

145. Reference : MM-1-16-18

| Maha Songkran Day was the first day of the Thai New Year. On this day villagers clean their houses, and buy supplies for making merit. A prohibition on 15 April. | Punch card

146. Reference : MM-1-16-19

| Activities on the day prior to the first day of Songkran. Preparations for the Songkran celebrations included buying supplies, making food and dessert for the new year celebrations, water-splashing, and carrying sand from the river to the temple. | Punch card

147. Reference : MM-1-16-20

| Making merit at the temple, Buddhist rituals and the activities of the villagers. Villagers brought rice and dessert to the temple, and a paper flag called a tung. | Punch card

148. Reference : MM-1-16-21

| On Songkran day, the villager's activities at home after returning from the temple. People engage in a ritual in order to ask for forgiveness from an elder or a person to whom they pay respect. | Punch card

149. Reference : MM-1-16-22

| On Songkran day, the villagers ask for forgiveness from a monk by pouring water onto the monk, and then ask for forgiveness from a village spirit and elders to whom they pay respect. Water is splashed for the entire day. | Punch card

150. Reference : MM-1-16-23

| The villagers of Ban Phead gathered together for joint activities, and a festival in the village. | Punch card