The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to
gather in order to express their respect to their elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them with gifts, including making merit to their ancestors. The elders in return wish the
youngsters good luck and prosperity.
The value for community is to provide the opportunity to create unity in the community so as to jointly acquire merits, to meet each other, and to enjoy the entertaining events. And the social value is to create awareness of the environment and to create a spirit of cooperation to clean houses, temples, public places, and official buildings. Thais value the religion by means of merit acquisition, offering alms to monks, Dhamma practice, listening to sermons, and monks-bathing.
After performing a bathing rite for Buddha images and the monks, the celebrants both young and old, joyfully splash water on each other