Heet Sib Sorng
"Heet" is abbreviated from the Thai word "Ja Reet", meaning the traditional practice, but northeastern people say the alphabet "H" instead of the "R". Heet Sib sorng is therefore the practices that are traditionally performed in each month of twelve months ("Sib Sorng" means "twelve"). In ancient time, the first month (called "Duan Ai" or "Duan Jiang") represented the start of the New Year and the twelfth month ended the year cycle. Each month had one tradition, mostly Buddhism-based. If the tradition was not Buddhism-based, people deliberately tried to make it Buddhism involved so that they had opportunity to gather at the temple for merit-makings, which are;