“Rice harvest day” among the Karen People
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 , February - The traditional “rice harvest day” was held in one of the villages of the region of Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand). This year the event took place at Ban Nong Lom, a village in the Chomthong district.
Apart from the people of the village who organized the event, many people from the surrounding villages joined in; among them boys and girls living in the Betharramite mission of Maepon, led by Fr Suthon SCJ and Fr Athit SCJ.
The aim of this event is not only to collect rice and money to be distributed to the needy, but also to keep alive the culture of mutual aid, of self-reliance, of "the care of natural resources and environment, which is our common home.”
The days were marked by moments of joy and celebration, with songs and dances and moments of reflection, with prayer sessions and the Eucharistic celebration.
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