The ceremony of moving into a new house in Thai is called keun ban mai, literally "going up into a new house"; in former times most Thai houses were built on stills to avoid flooding in the rainy season.At the auspicious hour the owner and his family enter the new house carrying their personal Buddha images, some food and some money. The Buddha images are set up in their new permanent positions - they must always face either East or North.   The housewife immediately prepares a meal, even though it is perhaps three o'clockin the morning. This formalises the act of "moving in". The money is brought in order to ensure future prosperity. A few days later the religious keun ban mai ceremony is held. This is purely Buddhist, and is a blessing of the new home and a house-warming party all in one.   Once again, five, seven, or preferably nine monks are invited. Before they arrive, the white thread known as sai sin will have been draped completely round the compound to keep out evil spirits and consecrate everything inside it. The monks take their places on cushions placed round the wall, the senior monk on the right. Candles are lit. The ball of white thread is passed from one monk to the next, each holding the thread between the palms of the hands in the wai position.   For perhaps an hour the monks chant. Afterwards the house-owner offers them food. Later everyone kneels in turn before the senior monk, who sprinkles holy water on their heads. One final important rite remains. As the monks prepare to leave, the senior monkanoints every door in the house, and especially the front door, with seven or nine spots of white paste. With that, the ceremony is at an end. After the house has been inuse for some time, the owner may choose to put up a miniature spirit house in a corner of the compound, where the chao tee or spirit of the land may live. 

 Information from: "Thai Ways"  very great book by Denis^^ This is about thai people who are often sceptical about the powers of a blessing in protecting the house^^ my dad also we do Kuen ban mai ^^ I saw my dad with the big bowl of water that the monk had blessed earlier. I followed my dad. I counted the white spots on the door too; altogether there were nine spots in a special pattern hehe^^ luckly number for thai ka. It was the same kind of pattern that a monk had put on my car when it was blessed last year ago.^^ so i  got double protection house  and  car hehe so nice^^ don't  forget blessing house,  car,  bike etc.... kaaaa^^                                                                                        Buddha  bless to all of you  ka^^                                                                                                            Jan

lovely journal Jan

love to learn more of thai tradition

Keep up the good work

guttes2...u welcome i remember i gave u small buddha for protection u in ur car ka buddha bless na ka my friend ^^

mmm, and i still have it in my car

can they come to bless my house too....have too many ghosts.

scary!!!

I love journals like this, thank you

One of important thing in this @modern times@ is NOT to forget tradition...only ppl who know their roots is worthless one - nice journal indeed:)

My house is blessed also Jan,I have 2 blessings,one from Buddah and one from mother Mary.

I have a buddah on my coffee so I'm hoping that the ghost I have living here with us stays happy.

Very nice!

but im worry the size of those food will make the monks fat.

nice culture kha and thanks for sharing pictures. And when i have free time for cooks, i will cook for monks in the morning ..Tam boon Sai baht

Awesome journal...we never did this at my new house, though Jeab wanted to do it...woops

hey heyyyyy I'm missing u just home in Korat ...will call u later na ^^

really absolutely nice journal ^^