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Buddhist Lent

Next Tuesday, the eleventh of July, is “Wunn Cow Pansar”, the first day of Buddhist Lent. For students of the Thai language, “Wunn” means day, “Cow” is the verb “to enter”, and “Pansar” means Rainy Season. So “Wunn Cow Pansar”... ...full story at DooDee

from DooDee on Mon, Jun 11 2007

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