Things to put in the Khan Mak tray may vary by culture in different regions. These items represent important aspects of the marriage, such as health, prosperity, fertility and longevity. Generally items in the Kan Maak tray are ;
The young betel nuts (หมาก màak) 4 or 8 pieces
Betel leaves (ใบพลู bai pluu)
Silver bag (ถุงเงิน tŭng ngern) which contains money, usually coins
Golden bag (ถุงทอง tŭng torng) which contains mung beans, popped rice, sesame seeds
Meaningful flowers which commonly be;
– Calotropis gigantea (Crown flower) which in Thai is called ‘ดอกรัก dòrk rák’ ; ‘รัก rák’ means ‘love’
– Globe amaranth which in Thai is called ‘ดอกบานไม่รู้โรย dòrk baan mâi rúu roai’ ; the name means ‘always bloom’, so the couple’s love will always bloom.
– Marigold which in Thai is called ‘ ดอกดาวเรือง dòrk daao rueang’ , the name เรือง rueang sounds like the word ‘รุ่งเรือง rung rueang’ meaning ‘prosperous’.