Spirit House

Uttardadit, the province I live in, is predominately Buddhist. One of my favorite things about living here is witnessing how religion impacts daily life. I am currently working on a blog post that synthesizes my observations, but for now there's this - spirit houses.

Spirit houses house the local gods. There is a spirit house at every government building and mall, at nearly every home and neighborhood, and dotted across the countryside overlooking fields. The spirit house provides a place for people bring offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the local god in hopes that the god brings good luck.

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