Tonsure always consists of the cutting of four locks of hair in a cruciform pattern: at the front of head as the celebrant says "In the Name of the Father", at the back of head at the words "and the Son", and on either side of the head at the words "and the Holy Spirit". In all cases, the hair is allowed to grow back; the tonsure as such is not adopted as a hairstyle. Baptismal tonsure is performed during the rite of Holy Baptism as a first sacrificial offering by the newly baptized. This tonsure is always performed, whether the
Nong Bun Mak District 9 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 104 villages ("muban"). There are no municipal ("thesaban") areas, and 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Nong Bun Mak District Nong Bun Mak (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand. Nong Bunnak was created as a minor district ("king amphoe") on July 1, 1983 by separating the three "tambon" Nong Bunnak, Saraphi and Thai Charoen from Chok Chai district. It was officially upgraded to a full district on May 25, 1989. In 2003 the district was renamed from Nong Bunnak to Nong Bun Mak. Neighboring districts are (from