Millions of Thais Banish the Booze for Buddhist Lent
- Wassana Nak-Umma and millions of Thais pledged to abstain from alcohol for three months as part of a Buddhist Lent campaign combining health and spirituality.
- Avoiding drugs and alcohol is an important Buddhist precept, followed by over 90% of Thailand's population.
- The Buddhist Lent campaign started in 2003 to combat Thailand's high alcohol consumption and had over eight million participants last year.
- The campaign aims to reduce drinking rather than achieve total abstinence, helping people realize health benefits.
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In Thailand, 90 percent of the people are Buddhists, who in principle should not indulge in alcohol and drugs.
Since 2003, a campaign combining public health and spirituality offers Thais to stop alcohol for three months. This year, the "Khao Phansa" goes from July 30 to October 26 The palms
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Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent
Avoiding drugs and alcohol is a key precept of Buddhism, but Thailand, where more than 90% of people are Buddhist, has Asia's third highest per capita consumption of alcohol.
Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent - VnExpress International
With her palms pressed together and her head bowed, Wassana Nak-umma vowed to give up alcohol for three months, joining millions of Thais in an abstinence campaign blending public health with spirituality. - VnExpress International
Thailand is the third per capita consumer of alcohol in Asia. However, Buddhism advocates its ban. A 90-day campaign of abstinence was launched, along with Buddhist Lent, with positive results for the country's drinkers. The palms joined in front of the chest in the courtyard of a Buddhist temple, Wassana ...
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