As a prelude to the floral merit-making ceremony in the afternoon, a variety of traditional folk games and cultural performances are performed. They include krabi krabong (literally Sword and Staff) and folk songs, followed by a candle procession and the parade of Lenten candles, farm vehicles, long-drum dances, dragon dances, and traditional costumes. This is capped with a procession of Tak Bat Dokmai. Buddhist devotees line up along both sides of the street, forming a long line that extends from the mondop (square structure with a spire) of the shrine.