receive a card similar to the ordination invitation This new card. printed in black, will be an invitation to the funeral sessions and, at their end, to the cremation if there is to be any time soon. and The time between the monks" chanting sessions for the funeral and the cremation may be a matter of elements: the social rank of the deceased (the higher the rank, the longer the mourning the whereabouts of parents or offspring, or the wish to period), perform several cremations together This delay between death and robes cremation often catches expats by surprise, and you may have many questions about the customs involved. When you are invited, you may, as with an ordination, return an envelope with a monetary gift; again, muttiples of 300 baht are appropriate in most cases. You may do this at the time you receive the invitation, or wait until you attend the ceremony. Just watch and see who has been designated as the collector of these envelopes and follow along. invitation ill tell you who has died as well as who is sponsoring the various elements of the funeral (usually relatives, the employer, or professional associations) It will also tell you where and when the ceremonies will take place, usually in a Buddhist wat. Even expat Christians are cremated in Buddhist wats