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Cambodian Community Elders Longevity Ceremony – Day 2
August 4 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Cambodian Community Elders Longevity Ceremony
Saturday, Aug 3, 2024, 2:30 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, Aug 4, 2024, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Wat Meangkolvorn Cambodian Buddhist Temple
297 Millbrae Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
The Cambodian Community Elders Longevity Ceremony is a traditional ritual of humanity, morality, and showing respect and gratitude to their elders for raising them
Program
Day 1 – Sat, Aug 3
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Gathering / Preparation
Parade the Elders 3 times around the standing Buddha
The Elders place themselves in their arranged seats
Chanting/Water Blessing (changing clothes)
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Performance – The Blessing Dance
Prayer / Chanting to the Universe, the Spirit of the Ancestors, and the land.
Day 2 – Sun, Aug 4
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Gathering
Alms Offering to 20+ Buddhist monks
Chanting – Giving 5 precepts to laypeople
Majestic (Monks) Dining
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Lunch for the laypeople
Live band to celebrate life