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| Important
Festivals in Bangkok |
| Thailand
National Holidays 2010 |
| Date |
Day |
Holiday |
| 01 January |
Friday |
New Year's Day |
| 28 Febuary |
Sunday |
Makha Bucha Day |
| 06 April |
Tuesday |
Chakri Day |
| 13 - 15 April |
Tuesday - Thur |
Songkran Day |
| 01 May |
Saturday |
Labour Day |
| 05 May |
Wednesday |
Coronation Day |
| 28 May |
Friday |
Vesak Day |
| 27 July |
Tuesday |
Khao Phansa |
| 12 August |
Thursday |
Queen's Birthday |
| 23 October |
Saturday |
Chulalongkorn Day |
| 05 December |
Sunday |
HM King's Birthday |
| 10 December |
Friday |
Costitution Day |
| 31 December |
Friday |
New Year's Eve |
| * The following Monday will be a public holiday |
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| Additional
Important Days (but not a national holiday) |
| 14 Febuary 2010
(Sunday) Chinese New Year
The beginning of the Chinese lunar year is celebrated in
the Chinatowns of every city throughout Thailand. Some businesses
close for the day. |
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| 20 November 2010
(Saturday) Loy Kratong
Not a national holiday, but an evening when Thais pay respect
to the godess of the waters by floating candlelit offerings
on any and all waterways around the kingdom. |
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| Important Bangkok Festivals
& Events July & August
2010 |
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July Festivals |
| Amazing Thailand Grand Sale |
Dates
:June 01 - August 31 , 2010
Place : nationwide , Bangkok
Description:Thailand's annual "Amazing Thailand Grand Sale" got underway this month and continues to offer visitors great bargains right through to 31 August.
This year, as fuel prices escalate, both visitors and residents are looking for more value and bigger discounts when they are shopping. Thailand never disappoints.
Most mega stores and shopping malls are offering discounts of between 10 to 70%, so there are bargains galore for the shopper prepared to browse around the stores.
Fortunately, most of Bangkok's major shopping malls and stores are located close to the city's skytrain or metro transport systems, making it very convenient to hop from one store to the next.Both the Skytrain and the Metro, offer day use stored-value cards for visitors to make it even more convenient to use the two systems.Bangkok's main shopping districts and streets are to be found along Ploenchit and Sukhumvit roads.
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| International Wax Sculpture |
Dates
: July 01 - July 31 , 2010
Place :Thung Si Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani , Bangkok
DescriptionJoin the alms-giving for Asalha Puja and the Khao Phansa Buddhist ceremony. Participate in the ceremony of welcoming His Majesty the King's royal candle and the international candle-carving competition from various countries, as well as taste "Pha Khao Laeng" , a local food especially prepared for tourists.
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| Khao Phansa |
Dates
:July 27 , 2010
Place : Saraburi& Ubon Ratchathani , Bangkok
Description:With the arrival of the eighth lunar month
in July, Thai Buddhists all over the kingdom celebrate Khao
Phansa, one of the most important events in the religious calendar.
Celebrations are held in Buddhist temples all over Thailand,
but the most colorful can be found in Saraburi and Ubon Ratchathani.
'Khao Phansa', in Thai, refers to the beginning of the Buddhist
Lent. During this time, Buddhist monks are restricted to their
temples for a period of three months. Young men over 20 years,
who have not yet ordained as monks, may take this opportunity
to enter the monkhood to observe Buddhist teachings.
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| Hua Hin Regatta |
Dates
:July 30 - August 03 , 2010
Place : Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Bangkok
Description:At the close of the month, 30 July, sailors
gather for the annual Hua Hin Regatta 2008 that will test their
skills over three days of competition. The coveted trophies
are the Royal Vega Rudder trophy of His Majesty the King, Super
Mod National Championship trophy from HM the King, OK Dinghy
National Championship trophy from HM the Queen, and Princess
Cup for Optimist Championship of the late HRH Princess Galyani
Vadhana. Hua Hin is considered the traditional home for the
country’s sailing community, due to HM the King’s keen interest
in the sport. A Southeast Asia Games winner in the sailing category,
HM the King built his own racing dinghy and helped to establish
the Super Mod class and is an enthusiastic patron of sailing
resulting in this annual regatta being held in his honour off
the coast of Hua Hin in sight of the palace.
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August Festivals |
| Amazing Thailand Grand Sale |
Dates
:June 01 - August 31 , 2010
Place : nationwide , Bangkok
Description:Thailand's annual "Amazing Thailand Grand Sale" got underway this month and continues to offer visitors great bargains right through to 31 August.
This year, as fuel prices escalate, both visitors and residents are looking for more value and bigger discounts when they are shopping. Thailand never disappoints.
Most mega stores and shopping malls are offering discounts of between 10 to 70%, so there are bargains galore for the shopper prepared to browse around the stores.
Fortunately, most of Bangkok's major shopping malls and stores are located close to the city's skytrain or metro transport systems, making it very convenient to hop from one store to the next.Both the Skytrain and the Metro, offer day use stored-value cards for visitors to make it even more convenient to use the two systems.Bangkok's main shopping districts and streets are to be found along Ploenchit and Sukhumvit roads.
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| Akha Swinging Tradition |
Dates
: August 01 -September 01 , 2010
Place :Chiang Rai , Bangkok
DescriptionThe swinging ceremony is conducted for the mature crops waiting to be harvested. It is also for commemorating and honouring women. The ceremony is observed for 4 days:
Day 1 - ancestral worshipping ceremony.
Day 2 - setting up of the large swing and starting of the swinging ceremony
Day 3 - worshipping ancestors, celebrating and dancing
Day 4 - swinging and closing ceremony.
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| 20/20 |
Dates
:August 03 - August 15 , 2010
Place : Bangkok Art and Culture Centre , Bangkok
Description:: Bangkok's Akko Art Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary with work by 20 artists displayed in the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Artists from Japan, Thailand and Vietnam peer into the future of contemporary art at the 20/20 exhibition.
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| Bangkok IndieFest |
Dates
:August 04 - August 08 , 2010
Place : HOF ART , Bangkok
Description:: Bangkok IndieFest launches in 2010-- Our goal is to bring the most compelling independent movies from around the world to screen alongside the best new independent Thai cinema.
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| Thai Silk Exhibition |
Dates
:August 06 - August 10 , 2010
Place : Impact Exhibition and Convention Center , Bangkok
Description:: Fashionistas and the public admire the quality and oriental designs of world-famous Thai silk clothes at the annual Thai Silk Exhibition in Bangkok's Impact Center. See the top-ten designs from the Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture's design competition too.
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| Honouring the Mother of Siam Fair |
Dates
:August 10 - August 13 , 2010
Place : Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya , Bangkok
Description:: Presentation and honouring Her Majesty the Queen, sales of arts and crafts, demonstrations of Thai handicrafts, cultural performances of
4 regions.
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| HM The Queen's Birthday Celebrations |
Dates
:August 12 , 2010
Place : Ratchadamnoen Avenue , Bangkok
Description:: In honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birthday, coloured lights and decorations adorn Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue and the streets around the Grand Palace. Head to the Sanam Luang field for a huge fun festival of music and Thai culture.
Royalty in Thailand is a serious affair. Failing to show respect for the Queen will do nothing to endear you to ordinary Thai people. Pictures of the royal couple grace many a mantelpiece and to dishonour them in word or deed is an activity bordering on the illegal.
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| Pong Lang, Phraewa, and Red Cross Extravaganza |
Dates
:August 12 , 2010
Place : kalasin , Bangkok
Description:: Processions of all districts on the opening day, Pong Lang Music Competition and jarred instrument dancing lady, Miss Phraewa Beauty Contest, sales by government and private agencies, cultural processions, local intellect exhibitions, sales of OTOP products, contests and sales of agricultural products as well as motor show.
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A brief overview of Thailand's national
holidays:
Makha Bucha Day
Celebrated on the day of the new moon of the third lunar month.
Commemorates the day nearly 3,000 years ago that Buddha taught 1,250
selected monks the doctrines of Buddhism.
Chakri Day
Celebrates the founding of the current dynasty, Rama I of which
the current reigning King Bhumibol is the ninth monarch.
Songkran
The traditional Thai New Year (solar). Celebrated as a water festival
Songkran is one of Thailand's biggest holidays and marketed overseas
as must see.
Coronation Day
Celebrating King Bhumibol's coronation in 1949.
Visakha Bucha
The holiest Buddhist holiday. Celebrates Buddha’s birth, attained
enlightenment and accession into nirvana.
Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent)
Commemorates the beginning of Buddhist ‘lent’. Coincides with the
onset on the rainy season, monks are ordained and withdraw to their
temple while rain brings forth new life.
Queen's Birthday
HM the Queen's birthday. Also serves Mother's Day.
Chulalongkorn Day
Commemorates the passing of Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) one of Thailand’s
most respected kings.
King's Birthday
HM the King's birthday. Also serves as Father's Day.
Constitution Day
Marks the day in 1932 when the country was granted its
first constitution transforming the country from an Absolute Monarchy
to Constitutional Monarchy.
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