Sat Thai

Sat Thai
Sat Thai
Official name	วันสารทไทย (Wan Sat Thai)
Observed by	Thailand, especially in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Type	Originally an animistic harvest festival, with later incorporation of Buddhist traditions
Observances	Traditional mid-year festival; merit-making for ancestors and deceased relatives
Date	New moon of the tenth Thai lunar month
Related to	Pchum Ben (in Cambodia) ; Boun Khao Padap Din (in Laos) ; Mataka dānēs (in Sri Lanka) ; Ghost Festival (in China) ; Tết Trung Nguyên (in Vietnam) ; Obon (in Japan) ; Baekjung (in Korea)

Sat Thai (Thai: สารทไทย, pronounced [sàːt tʰāj]; also spelled Sart Thai) is a traditional Thai mid-year festival, held on the new moon at the end of the tenth lunar month. It has many features of animism, attributing souls or spirits to animals, plants and other entities.

Sat Thai
Official name	วันสารทไทย (Wan Sat Thai)
Observed by	Thailand, especially in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Type	Originally an animistic harvest festival, with later incorporation of Buddhist traditions
Observances	Traditional mid-year festival; merit-making for ancestors and deceased relatives
Date	New moon of the tenth Thai lunar month
Related to	Pchum Ben (in Cambodia) Boun Khao Padap Din (in Laos) Mataka dānēs (in Sri Lanka) Ghost Festival (in China) Tết Trung Nguyên (in Vietnam) Obon (in Japan) Baekjung (in Korea)