Main Processional for Rocket Festival
The main processional is saved for Saturday. Teams from around the province make their own rockets and carry them down the street. Traditional Thai dancers accompany the processional, which is believed to make Buriram’s ancestral spirits happy. In the afternoon, everyone heads to the temples to make merit. The launches take place on Sunday. If a particular team’s rocket does not leave the launch pad, the team members are thrown into a mud slick.