Chinese New Year Festival at Bangkok Chinatown,
Yaowarat Road, there are numbers of demonstrations
presenting Chinese cultures such as traditional Chinese
Lanterns, Kang Fu Fighting, Chinese dragon and lion
dances, ancient Chinese costumes, music, and the
Emperor’s recipes.
Kite Flying Festival (01 Mar - 02 Apr 09)
In March when the wind never fails to blow and the sky
is clear and bright, people go to Sanam Luang, the
main ground opposite the Grand Palace, to join or
watch kite flying, an activity popular in this country
since ancient times. A Thai kite fighting contest is held
annually.
Bangkok Songkran (6 - 19 Apr 09)
The traditional Thai New Year, joyfully celebrated
citywide and countrywide with rituals of merit making,
cleaning houses, honouring elders, parades of dancers
and music troupes, and boat races. In Bangkok the
event is held in grand-scale around the Rattanakosin
Island, i.e. the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang area,
and the nearby Khaosan Road.
The revered Phra Buddha Sihing image will be carried
to Sanam Luang to be bathed by devotees. What
makes the festival most fun and interesting is water
splashing.
Ploughing Ceremony (11 May 09)
Presided over by the King, this ancient Brahmanic ceremony is held at Sanam Luang to
mark the beginning of the planting season and to bless the farmers with bumper
harvests in the year.
Royal Barges Procession (November 09)
In the past, as the river was the main transportation in Thailand, barges were used to
convey the Royal Family as well as carry the soldiers in wartime. In this special
occasion, a glorious procession of the Royal Barges, which comprises 52 boats, will
make their voyage along the Chao Phraya River.
Loi Krathong (29 Oct - 2 Nov 09)
The event is observed citywide and nationwide. In the
evening, people gather at the waterside to float
krathong, lotus-shaped vessels lovely decorated with
flowers and lit candles, as a thanksgiving and worship
to the Goddess of Water. There are also fun fairs,
concerts, beauty contests and other entertainment
activities.
Golden Mount Fair (November or December)
Annually held 7 nights and 8 days (from the 11th day of the waxing moon of the 12th
lunar month to the 3rd of the waning moon of the same month), the event's purpose is
to worship the Buddha's relics enshrined in the Golden Mount in the compound of Saket
Temple. It features folk plays, sales of foods and other products, and amusements.
Chinese New Year Festival at Bangkok Chinatown,
Yaowarat Road, there are numbers of demonstrations
presenting Chinese cultures such as traditional Chinese
Lanterns, Kang Fu Fighting, Chinese dragon and lion
dances, ancient Chinese costumes, music, and the
Emperor’s recipes.
In March when the wind never fails to blow and the sky
is clear and bright, people go to Sanam Luang, the
main ground opposite the Grand Palace, to join or
watch kite flying, an activity popular in this country
since ancient times. A Thai kite fighting contest is held
annually.
The traditional Thai New Year, joyfully celebrated
citywide and countrywide with rituals of merit making,
cleaning houses, honouring elders, parades of dancers
and music troupes, and boat races. In Bangkok the
event is held in grand-scale around the Rattanakosin
Island, i.e. the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang area,
and the nearby Khaosan Road.
Presided over by the King, this ancient Brahmanic ceremony is held at Sanam Luang to
mark the beginning of the planting season and to bless the farmers with bumper
harvests in the year.
In the past, as the river was the main transportation in Thailand, barges were used to
convey the Royal Family as well as carry the soldiers in wartime. In this special
occasion, a glorious procession of the Royal Barges, which comprises 52 boats, will
make their voyage along the Chao Phraya River.
The event is observed citywide and nationwide. In the
evening, people gather at the waterside to float
krathong, lotus-shaped vessels lovely decorated with
flowers and lit candles, as a thanksgiving and worship
to the Goddess of Water. There are also fun fairs,
concerts, beauty contests and other entertainment
activities.
Annually held 7 nights and 8 days (from the 11th day of the waxing moon of the 12th
lunar month to the 3rd of the waning moon of the same month), the event's purpose is
to worship the Buddha's relics enshrined in the Golden Mount in the compound of Saket
Temple. It features folk plays, sales of foods and other products, and amusements.