10,000 monks alms ceremony…Chiang Mai, Thailand

We dust off the sleep from our eyes, throw on our warm clothes and step out into the streets of Chiang Mai. The crescent shaped moon is very much alive and bright this early hour, illuminating the contrasting night sky. The time is 5:20 am in the morning. The day is Saturday, December 28th. Tuk tuks, songthaew’s (red trucks with …