Mahidol Day is held each year on September 24 in remembrance of Prince Mahidol who is honored in Thailand as the father of modern Thai medicine. He was
[Wisaka Bucha](https://chiangmaibest.com/wisaka-bucha-visakha-vesak/) is on Monday, June 4th, 2012. This is a national holiday and banks and government offices are closed. Temple schools may hold half-day celebrations and have
After the crazy times of [Songkran in Chiang Mai](https://chiangmaibest.com/thai-holidays-festivals/songkran/), one might think that Thailand lulls itself into a few months of relative calm. That is not the case