The vintage photos is taken from the book ชุมชนดั้งเดิม ใต้ร่มพระบารมีจักรีวงศ์” (Original Communities Under the Reign of the Chakri Dynasty) published by the Ministry of Culture in 2019: Wish to share some of the photos from the book. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Here are the listing of Thai songs that I’ve compiled with English translations, featuring Thailand
Here is a potrait snapshot of the public holidays and Buddhist Observation Dates (Wan Phra) for year 2026. View in text for current year’s: Public holidays and celebrations/ festival in Thailand Buddhist Observation Dates (Wan Phra) View Shorts on the compilation of the months below: JANUARY 2026 (มกราคม 2569) FEBRUARY 2026 (กุมภาพันธ์ 2569) MARCH …
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This is an achive page. To view the most current information, go to Buddhist Observance Dates (Uposatha days) Main Page Here are the Archives of the Buddhist Observation Days that have been compiled over the years Year 2025 (Thai year 2568) Year 2024 (Thai year 2567) Year 2023 (Thai year 2566) Year 2022 (Thai year …
Loy Krathong Festival falls on the full moon in the month of November. Below is the English translation of the song, with some English pronouciation to help you to sing along. Note: Loy Krathong always fall on month of November. However, based on the Thai word, it is started as ‘duean sìp song’ meaning the …
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Chinese New Year is celebrated by the Chinese community in Thailand even though it is not a public holiday. Instead, the Thai new year, Songkran is celebrated by all in Thailand. Many people love to visit Thailand during the Chinese New Year (CNY)- especially in Yaowarat (Bangkok Chinatown)- it is crowded, lively and filled with …
In this article, I would highlight the seasons, festivals and celebrations in Thailand based on the months. This is based on my experience of visiting Thailand for many years and now staying here. I am inspired as I reflect back on the artistic drawings of a past year table desktop calendar that I bought. Last …
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Below a month by month snapshot of a calendar in Thailand for the year 2026 (Thai year 2569). A store where we did a lot of purchases from had given us the calendar for free. I took the snapshot of the months as I understand many from overseas would like to take a look at …
THAILAND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2026 Below is the standard public holidays as well as celebrated/observed days (that may not fall on a national holiday) in Thailand. Some of the holidays follows the lunar calendar, which varies from one year to the other. There is a separate listing for Buddhist Observation Dates (Wan Phra) here. For public …
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If there is a particular snack that you like and you would like to buy them back home, you can always purchase them in bulk from Makro. This is what I have done before when I was visiting Thailand as a tourist and would like to buy snacks home. My recommendation is for you to …
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