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Bang Sai Arts & Crafts
Fair - January
The Royal Folk Arts & Crafts
Center At Bang Sai. The annual fair showcases
products of the SUPPORT project under H.M. the Queen's Royal Patronage.
Visitors will enjoy shopping, and viewing exhibitions and a display of
local products from each district of Ayutthaya province. Folk
entertainment performances enliven the fair.
Chinese New
Year
- February
This time of year you will see just what
an important role ethnic Chinese play in the Thai economy – although
there are plenty of festivals and celebrations throughout the year,
Chinese New Year is the only time when almost everything is shut!
Certainly a nationwide celebration, obviously Bangkok’s Chinatown is a
‘must see’. Parades, exhibitions, floats, Chinese Opera and one of
the world’s longest Chines Dragon’s – it’s all there to see!
Celebrations wind their way down Yaowarat Road from the Thai-Chinese
Gate to Ratchawong Road. If you can handle the noise of the fireworks,
Chinese New Year in Chinatown is a must!
Macha Bucha
Day
- March
One of the most important Buddhist
celebrations - Macha Bucha Day falls on the full moon day of the third
lunar month. Not particularly a festival, Macha Bucha is a Buddhist holy
day and marks a point in history when 1,250 of the Lord Buddha's
followers gathered to hear his sermon. Macha Bucha Day is a day when
worshipers to walk three times around temples in a bid to make merit.
His Majesty the King presides over religious rites at the Emerald Buddha
Temple where he leads the candlelight procession around the temple. In
Bangkok processions usually start at around 20:00.
Songkran Festival -
April 13
In Front of Wihan Phra Mongkhon
Bophit.The traditional Thai New Year is
an occasion for merry making in Ayutthaya, with religious ceremonies as
well as public festivities. Anyone who ventures out on the streets is
likely to get a though soaking, but all in a spirit of fun and welcome
at the peak of the hot season.
Ayutthaya Loi Krathong -
November
In Front of Chantakasem National
Museum at the Loi Krathong Festival,
little floats with candles are set adrift on the river under the full
moon, creating a beautiful sight.
Bang Sai Loi Krathong and
International Boat Racing -
November
The Royal Folk Arts & Crafts
Center At Bang Sai Celebrations include traditional
float (Krathong) and beauty contests, handicrafts demonstrations and
exhibitions, and krathong - launching beneath the full moon.
Ayutthaya World Heritage Site
Celebrations - December
Ayutthaya Historical park,the ancient Siamese capital of
Ayutthaya was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991.
Ayutthaya celebrates its glorious past with historical exhibitions,
traditional cultural processions and performances, light & sound
presentations around city ruins, and numerous forms of entertainment.
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