The following is the official government list of public and bank holidays in Thailand for 2010. Please note that where the actual date of the holiday falls on a weekend a Substitute Day has been granted on the Monday as a day’s holiday. January January 1 ( Friday) – New Year’s Day March March 1 [...]
Surin Elephant Round-Up
October 11, 2009 By
The Surin elephant round-up is an annual event which usually takes place over the third weekend in November. The elephant round-up has grown in popularity since it first began in the 1950′s and nowadays thousands attend the event in Surin in north-east Thailand. For centuries, the Surin region has had an affinity with elephants. In [...]
National Holiday for Queen’s Birthday
August 12, 2009 By
August 12 is a public holiday in Thailand in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit who celebrates her birthday on this date. Thailand’s Queen Sirikit is fondly regarded as the ‘mother of the nation’ and it is no coincidence that the date also marks Wan Mae (Mother’s Day) in Thailand. Queen Sirikit has been active [...]
Asahna Bucha Day
July 8, 2009 By
This public holiday in Thailand marks the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Benares in India over 2,500 years ago. The exact date of the holiday is determined by the waxing moon and the lunar months, but is usually held in July. The Buddha preached his first sermon at a deer [...]
Chiang Mai City Pillar Inthakin Festival
May 26, 2009 By
Many towns and cities in Thailand house what is known as the ‘city pillar’ which is made of wood or stone and is often located at the geographical heart of the city. Traditionally, these pillars were created when a new settlement was established. Different regions of Thailand have different names for these pillars, but in [...]
Isaan Rocket Festivals
May 15, 2009 By
The north-east of Thailand, a region known as Isaan, has traditionally been a pre-dominantly rural farming area and it is this region that holds one of Thailand’s more unusual festivals every May. In particular, the town of Yasothon has become renowned for the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival to herald the start of the rice-planting [...]
Royal Ploughing Ceremony Predicts Good Year
May 11, 2009 By
At the annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony held in Bangkok this morning, a good year ahead has been predicted for the rice crop. The prediction has been made by the royal astrologer following the traditional ancient ceremony in which two oxen pull a wooden plough over ceremonial ground at Sanam Luang. Afterwards, the oxen were offered [...]
