Tak Bat Devo
Tak Bat Devo (, , ) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated annually in Central Thailand a day after Wan Ok Phansa, the first day of the 11th waning moon. This is the celebration in order of Buddha's return to Earth after delivering a sermon to his dead mother in heaven. Etymology. "Tak Bat" () means "to present food to a monk or Buddhist priest". "Devo" () is derived from the word "Theworona" () which is "The Buddhas descent from the celestial world". The starting point of Tak Bat Thewo. In the seventh year after Buddha's intuition, he decided to  give a sermon to his dead mother, Sirimahamaya, in Dusit heaven, so he stayed in the heaven for three months from Khao Phansa day to Ok Phansa day. On Ok Phansa day, the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon, Buddha had come back to Earth and made the miracle that all realms (heaven, human, and hell) can see each other while he was going down. The next morning, most citizens made a big "Tak Bat" event as they had not seen Buddha for almost three months. That event was originally called "Tak Bat Theworohana", but as the time passed , it had derived to only "Tak Bat Thewo". To memorize that event, people made it a festival till now. The meaning of Theworohana. Theworohana means coming down from the heaven of Buddha. It is the part of Buddha's life. The legend said that, when he come back, Indra had made three ladders for him (gold, silver, and crystal). Their heads were put on the top of a mountain and their bases were at the door of Sanggas Nakorn city. When Buddha come down, he used the crystal ladder while the angels used gold ladder and the archangels used silver  ladder. That is called Theworohana. Special of Tak Bat Thewo. Tak Bat Thewo is the special day that they will install the statue of Buddha on a small moving boat and with a monk's alms bowl in the front. There will be some person pulling it slowly while the monks walk in line in the back and the buddish sit on the side and throw the rice balls into that bowl, which is at the front of the statue. Some people will take some sermon in the temple too. Tak Bat Thewo in Thailand. In Thailand there are countries  which do Tak Bat Thewo festival, such as: