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It’s Songkran Time Again
The Thai New Solar Year starts today 13th April. The temperatures are rising, and today it’s time for the Songkran Festival of Water to start. Thailand‘s most celebrated festival is the Songkran Festival. It starts April 13 and lasts between … Continue reading
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2012 – The Final Curtain?
Is 2012 the end of the world, this is the first part in a multi-part series that looks a little closer at the prophesies. Related articles Calendar 2012 Mayan (socyberty.com) Mayan End of the World Antigua Guatemala (socialmediasnews.wordpress.com) … Continue reading
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Songkran Time
It’s now very hot and today the Songkran festival starts… The temperatures are rising, and today it’s time for the Songkran Festival of Water to start. Thailand‘s most celebrated festival is the Songkran Festival. It starts April 13 and lasts … Continue reading
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Unexplained Mystery
The Naga, many people will have heard of the mythical creature, which is closely linked to Buddhism. But some say there is evidence proving their existence in the Mekong River. The story of the Naga is in some ways similar … Continue reading
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Chinese New Year in Thailand
Preparations have started in Thailand for the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Years Day is the 3rd February 2011, and is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. This year in Thailand is the year 2554 (2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing, ang pao, big, buddha, celebration, china, chinese, chinese new year, ChineseNewYear, enchantment, festival, Holidays, lantern, Lear Yik Tao, Mandarin orange, new, New Year, Qingming Festival, Rabbits, riches, spirit, steve, thai, thailand, year
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Thai Religious Culture
Buddhism is practiced by almost 95% of Thailand’s population. Buddhism in Thailand is mainly of the Theravada school. The religion has become combined with folk beliefs as well as Chinese religions. Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterised by tall golden … Continue reading
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Thai Spirit Worship
In the 3 years that I have now lived in Thailand, I have learned a lot about Thai Spirit Houses, and worship, in fact we have a Thai Spirit House in our garden. Spirit Worship is as old as time, … Continue reading
The Elephants of Ayutthaya
Just north of Bangkok is the original capital of Thailand, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya or Ayutthaya in short, is one of Thailand ‘s historical and majestic highlights. Serving as the Thai capital for 417 years (1350 – 1767: Kingdom of … Continue reading
River Kwai Bridge
North West of Bangkok and not far from the Tiger Temple is the Bridge on the River Kwai, but this is not really the bridge in the movie, nor is it the real River Kwai. The real bridge was destroyed … Continue reading
