How many good luck charms dangling from your rear view mirror? When a car is purchased new, used or passed onto the next owner in Thailand, it’s common for a Monk to bless the car and the new owners. King and I visited Wat Hoy Poo in northern Chiang Rai, Thailand to bless our used 2002 Honda CRV.

Head Monk at Wat Hoy Poo in Chiang Rai, Thailand greeted our family with prayer and spinkled water over our heads in the picture below.

Then the Monk said prayers inside our Honda CRV. He marked the roof of the car with 3 dots in a triangle, then sprinkled water throughout the interior of the car. Breaking a string from the bunch shown in the picture, the Head Monk of Wat Hoy Poo tied a string around the steering column. Often a sting is tied around the rear view mirror, but our car already had a blessing and string placed there from the previous owner.

Inside the Wat Hoy Poo temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand the head Monk continues prayers and blessings. Each driver is blessed and given a string to wear around their left wrist. Car and driver may now venture out onto the busy freeway with super powered lucky charms. King’s brother Eg and sister Kung sit beside her inside Wat Hoy Poo in the picture below.

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