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in Thailand you see children with topknots or little tufts of
hair growing in a middle of a completely shaven head. When I was
younger I had a topknot until I was three years old. Other people
have it until they are a little older. These days not many people
have topknots, you will find it difficult to see one. In my old
primary school, there were only two students out off 1700 with
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We are praying to
the monks before I have my topknot cut off. They put some
grass on my hair, I don't know why but my mum said it's part
of the ceremony. The monk will cut a part of my topknot first.
We call topknot, "Juk" in Thai.
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Then my parents
and other people cut the rest. The picture on the right is
of my grandmum cutting my hair. After everyone had finished,
they put my hair on a lotus leaf and then they floated it
away on the river.
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My father and me are
preparing food for the monks and I am giving some money to thank
them for coming to my house on my topknot cutting day.
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