Songkran Festival 2007

The Great Songran Day this year is falling on Saturday 14 April 2007 corresponding the Year of Pig. Its symbolic is a woman of water element nature, before B.E. 1369, intercalary month in Lunar Calendar and normal day in Solar Calendar.

Songkran Queen is named Mahothon Thevi, wearing bangle and water hyacinth, diamonds and eating meat as general food, the right hand is holding Chakra and the left hand is holding a trident, sitting on the back of peacock.

In this year, Sunday is the “Thongchai or Lucky Day”, Monday is “Athibordi Day”, Saturday is “Ubat or Bad Luck Day”, Wednesday is “Lokawinat or Destructive Day”. Since Songkran in this year is falling on Saturday, it shall inspire raining 400 ha (the word to call the shower of the rain) as divided as 40 ha in human world; 80 ha in the oceans; 120 ha in Himmabhan Forest; 160 ha in Chakkrawan Mountain. There were 6 Naga spraying water, the prediction about food is called “papa” the rice paddy in the farm shall be 1 part productive and 9 parts destroyed and there shall have appropriate water.

The Great Songkran Day is falling on Saturday 14 April 2007 at 12.36.37 hours corresponding to Saturday of 12th waning moon of 5th lunar month of the year of Pig before B.E. 1369

Place Songkran Festival in Thailand

Bangkok Songkran Festival

Date : April 8-15, 2007

Venue : The Royal Ground (Sanam Luang) and around Rattanakosin Island

Activies : Songkran Celebration of the 4 Regions (southern section of Sanam Luang near Wat Phra Kaeo)
11.00-23.00 hrs.: Bathing of Buddha images from the 4 regions, local food and dessert making demonstrations, and cultural shows from various regions.
18.00-23.00 hrs.: Light and sound show, “The History of Songkran”, cultural shows and various forms of entertainment.
Paying worship at 9 royal temples around Rattanakosin Island. Wat Phra Sri Rattanasasadaram (Wat Phra Kaeo), Wat Chetaphon (Wat Pho), Wat Suthat, Wat Saket, Wat Bowonniwet, Wat Chanasongkram , Wat Rakung, Wat Arun (Wat Chaeng), and Wat Kalayanamitr. Participants will receive a Passport of the 9 temples at each public relations point of each temple. After receiving the stamp from all the temples, a coupon for a lucky prize will be given.
Fun-filled splashing in traditional Thai dress, Khao San Road with various forms of Songkran fun
Banglamphu community at Santi Chaiprakarn Park, Phra Athit Road and Wisut Kasat. The Songkran Festival at the southern section of Sanam Luang will be the central point of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) between 8-15 April, 2007, 11.00-23.00 hrs. There will be an opening ceremony on 8 April at 18.00 hrs, and at the northern part of Sanam Luang will be the central point of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The bathing of the Phra Phuttasihing image will take place in the centre of Sanam Luang.

Chiang Mai Songkran Festival

Date : April 13-15, 2007

Venue : All around Chiang Mai

Activities : A procession and bathing of the Phra Phuttasihing, pouring of water on the elderly to receive their blessing, demonstrations of local entertainment, splashing of water, and a walking street.

Contact :
Chiang Mai Municipality Tel: 0 5325 9000
TAT Northern Office : Region 1 (Chiang Mai)
Tel. 66 5324 8604, 66 5324 8607

Nakhon Si Thamarat Songkran Festival

Date : April 11-15, 2007

Venue : Wat Phra Boromthat and Si Thamma Sokarat Park, Sanam Na Meuang, I-suan Hall, and Phra Narai Hall, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Activities : Wat Boromthat: tradition of paying worship to the Phrathat at Songkran. Sanam Na Meuang, Si Thamma Sokarat Park, I-suan Hall, and Phra Narai Hall: Miss Songkran procession, Miss Kradan procession, and the Brahmin swinging ceremony, local sweets and food festival, free kanom jin festival, and splashing of water.

Contact :
Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality
Tel. 0 7534 2880-2

detail about Songkran Festival :  http://www.songkran.net/en/

 

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The weather and the topography

chapter 3

The weather and the topography of thailand

Topography

 Thailand has way geography various state the North composes a lot of mountain range upland dot most be Inthanon hill (2,576 the meter is ) in the Chiang Mai

stupa on top Inthanon hill

The Northeastern is Korat plateau adjoin the Mekong River in the east middle part is low Chow Phya River land which a stream flows down in the Gulf of Thailand the South has narrow dot down at hand isthmus then to enlarge are the peninsula is destroyed

weather

of Thailand weather are like tropical area hot air most on April - May by will have it rains and the cloudy will from southwest monsoon will during the the middle of the lunar month May - October the part on November arrive at the the middle of the lunar month March the air is dry and cold from northeast monsoon except the South where have hot air is damp through all year.

Pillar economy of the country

agriculture industry tourism serve and natural resources regard pillar economy that do the income gives with a person in the country by overall economical referable image when 2546 Buddhist Eras have GDP 5,930.4 involve million a baht export 78.1 costs involve million federation coin while import 74.3 involve million federation coin

in the sense of the agriculture rice regard important produce most agricultural way agriculture other produce for example rubber tree the vegetables and all fruit there is growwing cattle such as cow pig duck chicken aquatic both of animals is fresh-water fish brine fish in the floating basket shrimp farm feed a shellfish include something the fishry by sea.

the industry is important for example the industry processes agriculture way textile electronics automobile natural resources important part such as tin natural gas from the data year 2547 Buddhist Eras have 211.4 textile cost productions s involve million a baht 196.4 I Seek You stalls involve million a baht 36.5 canseafood involve million a baht 11.1 canpineapple involve million a baht 2.99 hundred thousands private car itch truck pick-up and other total up hundred thousands 6.28 itch 2.28 million motorcycles itch 694 tins are ton 789 natural gases involve million foot cubic million 31.1 crude oils are barrel.

Tourism part the serve and a hotel in year 2547 Buddhist Eras have 11.65 million tourists total up a person 56.52% be from Asia the east and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( especially Malasia thinks to are 11.97% Japan 10.33%) Europe 24.29% North America and under altogether 7.02% [6] tourist important attraction is for example Bangkok Pattaya coastline Andaman South Chiang Mai

PP island Andaman sea the institute travels that one important of the country

next time chapter 4 history of thailand present a story of social education culture

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administration politics

chapter 2 administration politics and administrative district.

administration politics
originally Thailand has absolute monarchy administration until date 24 June 2475 Buddhist faculty civilian Eras have done administration change now Thailand governs with the absolute monarchy beneath the constitution by divide the power is the three faction for example administrative section legislation faction and judge faction by the administrative section has will a prime minister is faculty government boss which very from havingappointed legislation faction for example legislative National assembly is which be from havingappointed and judge faction be Court of justice constitutional court and the administrative court which be from way city reform then is born the administrative court and the constitutional court

administrative district

Thailand divides administration border goes out to are government provincial service for example 76 provinces are province besides still have the organization governs local for example Bangkok Pattaya city an organization administrates province part municipality and an organization administrates Tumbol part public health that part was canceled go to in year a Buddhist Era is 2542.

province be the name calls one administration level division usually will big level most in the country ( primary in administration distribution ) there is using word that " a province is "replace the word that " a city is " for the first time in 6 reigns when date 19 May 2459 Buddhist Eras in Thailand province be administration level of primary government in each a province governs with a governor of a province and be many administration provincial center jurisdiction divisions amphur together and have the position is the juristic person

list of province names in Thailand
Thailand divides administration border goes out to are government provincial service for example 76 provinces are province besides still have government local service for example an organization administrates province part municipality an organization administrates Tumbol part Bangkok and Pattaya city 76 list of province both of province nameses and Bangkok separate follow a part have as follows

Northland part
Kamphaeng Phet , Chiangrai, Chiangmai, tak, Nakorn-Savan, Nan, Phayao , Phichit , Phit-sa-nulok, Phetchaboon, phrae, Maehongsorn, Lam-pang , Lam-poon, Sukothai, Uttaradit, Uthaithanee,

Northeastern part

Karasin, Khornkaen, Chaiyaphum, Nakorn Panom, Nakorn Rajsima, Buriram, Mahasarakham, Mookdahan , Yasothon, roiet, Loei, Sakolnakhorn, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Nongkhai, nongbualamphu, Udornthanee, Ubonratchathanee, amnatcharoen,

midland part

Bangkok, Chainat, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Lopburi, Saraburi, Singburi, Nakhornnayok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong

East part
Chanthaburi, Chacherngsao, Cholburi, Trad, Nakhornnayok, Prajinburi, Rayong, Samootprakarn, Srakaew

Western part
Kharnchanaburi, Nakhornpathom, Prajuabkhirikhan, Phetchburi, Rajburi, Samootsongkhram, Samootsakhorn, Supanburi

Southern part
Krabi, Chumphon, Trang, Nakorn Sri Thamaraj, Narathiwas, joist, Pattani, Pang-nga, Patalung, Puket, Yala, Ranong, Songkhla, Satool, Surat Thani,

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Thailand history chapter. 1

Kingdom of Thailand history

national Thai flag (the Thai flag of red white and blue is )

national Thai flag (the Thai flag of red white and blue is) be National flag of Thailand there is the character is a rectangle wide 6 the part long 9 the part the width divides to are 5 the  zone  through length of a flag in the middle 2 strip zone blue wide part s continue strip zone blue goes out 2 both of beside is strip zone white wide beside vacate 1 the part continue zone white goes out 2 both of beside is strip zone red wide beside vacate 1 the part
the reason that call that Thai flag of red white and blue because a flag composes 3 a color for example The blue The red and white which there is the meaning arrives at nation religion and the great king which regard the moral or the slogan informally of Thailand

Thailand name

the word is that Thai there is the meaning in Thai that The free freedom originally Thailand uses the name Siam but get change come to the name now when year 2482 Buddhist Eras follow state convention notice 1 of field marshal government Plaek Pibulsonggram give use the name country people and nationality that " Thai is " by during later get change become Siam when year 2488 Buddhist Eras during change a prime minister but finally get change come back Thai name again in year 2491 Buddhist Eras are which intermittently at a field marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram be a prime minister in the time later the earliest stage changes especial Thai name only English name and England may still is "Siam" stay until April 2491 Buddhist Eras have then to change English name be "Thaïlande" and English is "Thailand" type in now however name Siam still at know extensively both of in and the foreign countries

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