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NONTHABURI, July 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Decorated boats attend a canal parade marking the Asalha Bucha Day in Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province in central Thailand, July 16, 2016. Asalha Bucha Day is an important Buddhist festival observed on the full moon day of the eighth month in the Thai calendar to mark the first sermon given by Buddhism founder Sakyamuni after his enlightenment. (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)