Ten different couples lay inside a pink coffin
for their wedding at Wat Takien
temple in Nonthaburi province, on the
outskirts of Bangkok. The couples believe
that laying briefly in the coffin will get rid of bad luck
and usher happiness into their lives.
Participants made offerings to the monks before taking
their places side-by-side in the large pink coffin –
floral bouquets held to their chests . The monks then
draped a large white sheet across them – representing
their death – and performed chants usually reserved
for funerals. The prayers ended with blessings for a
new life.
According to Bangkok Post, abbot Phra Kru Samu Sa-
ngob Kittkayo said the ceremony meant the bride and
groom would start their life anew after coming out of
the coffin with all bad luck banished.
The temple held the event for the first time last year,
when Valentine’s Day fell on the same day as Makha
Bucha Day, so the couples could marry and have a
religious ceremony on the same day.
The abbot said he originally had no plan to repeat the
event as Makha Bucha is in March this year, but that
many brides and grooms had contacted the temple
asking for a repeat performance .
The abbot said he originally had no plan to repeat the
event as Makha Bucha is in March this year, but that
many brides and grooms had contacted the temple
asking for a repeat performance.
