The candle festival in the time of the King’s grandson, Prince Sappasittiprasong, involved the cooperative production of candles by villagers in each community (community, in this instance, means a small community group that is a member of a larger community. In each village, there were many small communities). Beeswax was collected, melted and then poured into a mould. After that, it was beautifully decorated and placed on a sedan chair or transported by cart. The candles entered the parade and then gathered together at the front of the town hall. When each community had gathered and was ready, the Prince would give prizes to the communities that had produced the most beautiful
candles. After that, lots were drawn to see which community would present its candle to which temple. When each community knew which temple it would go to, the candle was paraded to that place. Therefore, the candle festival as we know it began at that time.