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**Full moon of the seventh lunar month according to the Chinese lunar calendar (Mid to late August)**. – Tuesday, 5 September, 2017. – Saturday, 25 August, 2018. ## Hungry Ghosts Roam the Earth Chinese communities in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai celebrate the [Hungry Ghost Festival](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival). At the full moon of the seventh lunar month…
## Thailand Holidays – H.M. The Queen’s Birthday (Mother’s Day) is observed every year on August 12. This is a national holiday. – Saturday, 12 August, 2017 is the national holiday. – Sunday, 12 August, 2018. This means that the Friday before will be quite busy, with people traveling home to be with their families….
Wan Asana Bucha and Wan Khao Pansa are very important Thai Buddhist holidays that fall next to each other, usually in July. – In 2017, Wan Asana Bucha is on Saturday, 8 July 2017 and Wan Khao Pansa on Sunday, 9 July 2017. This creates a long four-day weekend (Monday is a substitute holiday for…
## Uniquely Chiang Mai Festival ## Inthakin also known as Sai Khan Dok – บูชาเสาอินทขีล worship of the city pillar – ประเพณี tradition of ใส่ขันดอก flower offering to the อินทขิล pillar – is a festival held every year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is a uniquely [Chiang Mai Festival](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai). The citizens of Chiang Mai are…
__Sixth or seventh lunar month, exact date set by mediums (between March and July)__. ## Dan Sai Ghost Festival [Phi Ta Khon (ผีตาโขน)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Ta_Khon) is the most popular festival in Loei province in the Northeast of Thailand (Issan). It is held in Dan Sai district and lasts for three days. The date for this event changes…
## The Meaning of Wisaka Bucha [Wisaka Bucha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesākha) (วันวิสาขบูชา), pronounced _Wisakha Bucha_ in Thai, is the most important religious holiday in the Buddhist calendar. It celebrates the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. According to the Theravada Buddhist traditions observed in South East Asian countries, these three events all took place on the…
__Friday, 05 May 2017__ is [Coronation Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Day) in Thailand วันฉัตรมงคล (Wan Chattra Mongkhon). – Saturday, 05 May 2018 This day has been celebrated every year since 5 May 1950, and commemorates His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the throne on 9 June 1946. Thailand retains the [rite of coronation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation) of her monarch.
## Royal Ploughing Ceremony – Thai Public Holiday ## The [Royal Ploughing Ceremony](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ploughing_Ceremony) is an ancient rite observed in Thailand and Cambodia to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing ceremony. It takes place during the sixth Thai lunar month, but the actual date of the ceremony is not fixed exactly. It has to be…
Thailand celebrates Chakri Day, on the 6th of April. This day signifies the founding of the Chakri dynasty which spans more than 200 years when Bangkok was first established as the capital. – Thursday, 06 April 2017 – Friday, 06 April 2018 _The Prasat Phra Debidorn building, is also called the Pantheon. The interior, which…
– Songkran is Thursday, 13 April 2017 to Saturday, 15 April 2017 – **Friday, 13 April 2018 to Sunday, 15 April 2018** with an extra bank/government holiday on Monday 16 April, 2018 [Songkran](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran) is the festival that marks the beginning of the New Year in the traditional Thai calendar. It used to be held on…
[Magha Puja](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magha_Puja) (มาฆบูชา) (Makha Bucha) is an important Buddhist religious festival, celebrated in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Magha is a Pali and Sanskrit word meaning _the third lunar month_, and Puja is a word in the same language that means _to venerate or honor_. It is pronounced in Thai as _Makha Bucha_. – Saturday,…
There are at least fifteen public holidays in Thailand and most Thai workers will receive additional vacation time on top of this. The Thai calendar also includes many holidays and festivals which are not official holidays. * __Below is the complete calendar of Thai Holidays and Festivals for 2017-2018__
Many Thai people can trace some part of their ancestry back to China. As many as 14% of the population refer to themselves as Thai-Chinese, even though, as a group, they have been largely assimilated into the Thai culture, with the exception of spoken Chinese at home as well as holding to many Chinese traditions….
Thailand celebrates National Childrens’ Day as well as Teachers Day in January. Childrens’ Day is held on the first Saturday in January, and Teachers’ Day on January 16th. Both are celebrations focused on children (famously, games and parties) and Teachers’, namely showing respect and admiration.
The best Kau Ka Moo in the daytime is found on Moon Muang road (the road that goes from south to north on the eastern edge of the inside of the moat) between Soi 8 and Soi 9. Nighttimes the market at Chang Puak (the northern gate or North Gate of the moat) has several…
There are a number of locations in Thailand where Full Moon beach parties are held, but the most famous, and the one that most travelers are drawn to, is the Full Moon beach party at Haad Rin Beach on the resort island of [Koh Phangan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Pha_Ngan). ## Full Moon in 2017 and 2018 ## Following is…
The new year’s weekend has begun in Chiang Mai for 2017-2018.
Hinlay Curry is an Indian Curry House (with some Malaysian dishes as well). This place does not have any Thai Curries, though those can be found in abundance throughout Chiang Mai.
## Chulalongkorn Thailand Holiday Every year on October 23 the Thai people celebrate the life and reign of [King Chulalongkorn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chulalongkorn) on the anniversary of his death in 1910. This is a Thai public holiday known as [Chulalongkorn Day](http://www.thailandlife.com/thai-culture/king-chulalongkorn-the-great.html). In years in which this day falls on a weekend, the following Monday is usually the replacement…