Nowadays, the Thai Puan practice only some traditions due to a radical change in their ways of life and the economy. Fewer people grow rice because more and more villagers receive education at a higher level and choose to work as civil servants or traders instead of farmers. As a result, folk traditions and festivals automatically lose their importance.
The Thai Puan traditions that have survived the change are 1) Ordination on Elephant Back 2) Songkran Festival 3) Rocket Festival. The others are traditions related to important Buddhist days.