The Thai Sart Day refers to merit-making activities in the middle of the traditional Thai year, and if counted by the lunar calendar, falls on the fifteenth day of the waning moon of the tenth lunar month (usually some time during September)
The word “Sart” is derived from the Indian language, Pali, and means “season”, while in English it means “autumn”.In fact, the season of Sart or the autumn is the time at which food crops begin to ripen.However, autumn takes place only in countries which are situated above the tropical zone, such as the countries in Northern Europe, China and the northern part of India.Thus, due to Thailand’s geographical location in the tropics, the Thai Sart Day has no connection with the autumn or the ripening season at all.At this time of the year our rice has not yet ripened and only some fruits are mature enough to be eaten.Meanwhile,
