Thai Online Radio – Jazz Moment
Year of the Rabbit – Thai Zodiac
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Doi Kham
Sak Yant – Paed Dan – Eight Sided Yant
Thai Online Radio – Music Zaa
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center
Sak Yant – Phra Narai Song Khrut
Baan Tong Luang – Hill Tribe Cultural Preservation Village
Thai Orchid – Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb.f Kuntze
Thai Online Radio – Siam Music Zaa
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri
Thai Online Radio – UBRadio – Underground Music
Sak Yant – Paed Tidt – Eight Direction Yant
Thai Online Radio – GreenWave
Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center – Kanchanaburi
Eating Bugs – Bees Nests – Bee Larvae
Jintara Poonlarp – Thai Singer – Luktung
Laem Chabang Country Club – Pattaya Golf
Buddhist Ceremony – Wian Tian – Candlelight Procession
National Festivals
Buddhist Festival – Asaha Bucha Day
In the Lord Buddha’s first sermon known as the Dhammachakapavattama Sutta, he laid down the fundamental principles of Buddhism which are contained in the 4 Noble Truths. The 4 Noble truths that the Lord Buddha revealed are;
1: There is suffering (Dukka)
2: Suffering is caused by human desires
3: This suffering can be ended
4: The way to end suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.
Makha Bucha – Buddhist Holidays
Makha Bucha is one of the 3 major Buddhist Holidays in Thailand. Buddhist holidays are calculated on the Lunar Calendar and this year, 2010, Makha Bucha falls on Sunday 28th February. Makha Bucha is also a national holiday in Thailand but because it falls on a Sunday this year, the national holiday will be on Monday 1st March. Makha Bucha is Pali, Makha meaning the 3rd Lunar month, and Bucha which means to honour, and the holiday commemorates two events that took place during the life of the Lord Buddha. Both events quite amazingly occurred on the night of the full moon of the 3rd Lunar month but 45 years apart.
Chinese New Year Festival 2010 – Year of the Tiger
The Chinese New Year Festival 2010 which this year fell on Valentines Day, the traditional day for lovers, ushered in the Year of the Tiger. The Year of the Tiger promises to be a difficult year for many but in Thailand at least, all worries were put aside as the Chinese and Thai people painted the country red as they celebrated the Lunar New Year in style
King’s Birthday – Father’s Day – Thailand
Saturday 5th December 2009 is the 82nd Birthday of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the reigning constitutional monarch of Thailand. It is also Father’s Day in Thailand and a National Holiday. King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born on the 5th December 1927 and became King of Thailand on the 9th June 1946, becoming the 9th King of the Chakri Dynasty. The Coronation ceremony was held on the 5th May 1950. H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the longest serving monarch on the throne of Thailand.
Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong is a nationwide Thai Festival. Loy Krathong begins on the full moon night of the 12th Lunar month which usually occurs in November. Loy means “to float” and a Krathong is a banana leaf cup. The first Loy Krathong festival was held in Sukhothai in the 13th Century but is now celebrated throughout Thailand particularly in Chiang Mai, where the Festival is also known as Yi Peng, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
