Some time at the temple

A couple of weeks ago I participated in an all night meditation and chanting ceremony (called Buat Chee) at a temple with one of the pre-school teachers I work with. The chanting went from 7pm to 4am and then we woke up at 5:30am to prepare food for the monks. We had to wear all white clothing and the chanting was pretty intense. It was so cool to experience something like this and I feel like I learned a lot more about Thai culture and Buddhism. Thai culture and Buddhism are so intertwined, sometimes it's difficult to differentiate what practices and beliefs are Thai and which are Buddhist. Here's the video of some of the chanting...