Seh Gaw ceremony is followed from the previous time and descends from generation to generation until now. Lahus respect in spirits. Sae Kor day is on April 14 of each year which is the same day of Thai Songkran day. Lahu people hold Seh Gaw ceremony for dedication their acquired merits to the death of animals which are killed by both intention and unintention in the farm. Lahus believe that Seh Gaw ritual will wipe out their sins and bring them fertility and peaceful life.
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| Each house prepare beautiful flowers which are put in the bamboo-flask for the ceremony. Moreover, they prepare rice, corn,chilli, sand and candle and keep it in a holy point. |
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- All villages gather at the center of the village in order to perform Seh Gaw ceremony.
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- Dig a small hole to put the flower bamboo-flask inside.
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- Decorate Seh Gaw area with flowers
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- Take the flower to make the ceremony perfect.
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- Put the crops together at the holy place such as rice grain, seed, corn and chili.
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- The villagers light the candle to humbly apologize to the dead animals.
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- After making ceremonial equipment, the animal apologetic ritual is ready to run.
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  | In the ceremony, the shaman or the elder in the village who can recite will run for the ceremony. He humbly apologizes for the dead animals which are killed during cultivated time. Furthermore, Lahu also beg for the fertility on their crops and bring lot of fruits like the sand. They ask for peaceful and happy life. After the ceremony finishes, the villagers keep the sacred seeds for worship. |
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