My 14 days as Theravada Buddhist Nun: Day 05 - Hair Snipping, Shaving Ceremony

Day 05 (15.06.2018) Hair Snipping, Shaving & Precepts Ceremony
05.00am – Morning call
05.30am – Group Meditation
06.45am – Queue up for food collection
07.15am – Food contemplation, breakfast and cleaning up
08.30am – Assemble at the Shrine Hall
08.45am > 10.45am Rehearsal for Shaving Ceremony
10.45am – Queue up for food collection
11.15am – Lunch Dana, food contemplation and cleaning up
12.30pm – Preparation for Hair Snipping and Shaving Ceremony
01.00pm – Arrival of devotees, parents or representatives
01.45pm – Arrival of the Sangha members
02.00pm - Hair Snipping, Shaving & Precepts Ceremony

Speeches:
1. Bro. Tan Leng Huat
– President of Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia
2. Sis. Dr. Lai Suat Yan
– President of Gotami Vihara Society
3. Ven. B. Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thero
– Spiritual Advisor of 3rd Theravada Samaneri Novitiate Programme 2018
– Chief Judiciary Monk of Malaysia
– Abbot of Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Sentul, KL
4. Ven. Dr. Viditadhamma Theri (Lieu Phap)
– Preceptor Teacher of 3rd Theravada Samaneri Novitiate Programme 2018 – Deputy Head, Dept. of Dhamma English, Vietnam Buddhist University
– Abbess of Sunnata Bhikkhuni Arama, Vietnam

Commencement of Ceremony
Candidates Take Refuge in the Triple Gem and Observation of the 5 Precepts
- Hair snipping ceremony
- Shaving
- Taking up the Upasika White Robe