Thank you for your message. I came home after work and had a wash. I saw your message and thought of writing to you.The time here is 6.50 pm Mist here and getting cold. We do not have Katjarong festival here. But Full moon day is a holiday for all here. We do religious things. Every month we get such. We too go to temples and offer flowers to Lord Buddha and light oil lamps. But not paper flowers. Joss stiks is ok.. Yes put coins in to a box. Alms giving to Buddhist monks done by the people daily. We too have given three meals for a month.. Yes some exceptions. But This is the correct way to get close to enlightenment..
That is good you do not drink often. It is a sin and not good for health even. Smoking worst
So. we born. Go to age. Get sick. having sufferings. Then go to age. Then get sick. Then die
So our mind go to a another place and it depends . You agree? Buddhisam is not a religion but a doctrine..