Nohttp://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?Folder=1956&IdArticle=4988Bone CleansingFifth Cemetery Clean Up Programme
A Cemetery Clean Up Programme that started on 24th March until now has been very successful since many people have shown interest and wish to volunteer in the event.
The merit making religious ceremony arranged by the Sawang Boriboon Foundation and Volunteers involves the collection and cleaning of bones from overcrowded cemeteries, particularly of unidentified bodies that have no family or relatives to honour them. The bones are then ceremoniously cremated and the ashes are interred at the various temples. This clean up will carry on until 11th May.
http://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?Folder=16&IdArticle=5536Cemetery Clean Up Fifth Cemetery Clean Up Still Ongoing
A ceremony was held at the Sawang Boriboon Foundation in the morning of 29th April. Governor of Chonburi Mr. Pracha Terat and Assistant Industry Minister,
Doctor Prayot Nuangjamnong, officiated at the ceremony together with many residents that attended to perform the religious practice, which is another ceremony included in the 5th cemetery clean up of unidentified bodies without relatives.
Collected bones were piled up and paid respect to before being burnt in the belief that this will release the spirits of the deceased.
There were performances of dancing, playing musical instruments, and a lot of food was offered to all to celebrate this religious ceremony.
http://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?Folder=16&IdArticle=5028Cemetery Clean Up Atmosphere of Cemetery Clean Up
The second day of Cemetery Clean up ceremony was made on 29th March where over 200 Sawang rescuers and over 100 residents went to the cemetery in
Soi Siam Country Club to dig up unidentified corpses and of those who have no relatives and clean them up for cremation.
Even though the weather was extremely hot that day but everyone that went had smiles on their faces since that was a kind of making merit. No one complaint and helped each other from their hearts to send their spirits and set their body free.
The first body taken out was very decomposed since it has been buried for 5 years but was ceremonially cleaned up for the cremation ceremony.
All together 15 corpses were exhumed and on the next day the Sawang Boriboon Foundation prepared the bodies for the ceremony. Pattaya People Media Group will keep you updated with the news and proceedings of this weird yet fascinating merit making ceremony.