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Thailand Events & Festivals

A list of Thailand’s most interesting celebrations. A beautiful mix of traditional and modern events influenced by Thailand’s past and future.
Songkran Festival - A Splashy Thai New Year
The Thai New Year, or Songkran, is known as the "Water Festival" - beginning on the second day of Songkran, Thais gleefully splash water upon themselves and each other!
Royal Ploughing Ceremony – Religious Royal Ritual in Bangkok, Thailand
The Thai Royal Ploughing Ceremony is a religious cum civil ceremony marking the beginning of the rice-planting season in May - this ritual is usually conducted at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, Thailand.
Loy Krathong
Held in November, the Loy Krathong festival helps the Thai people "float" their misfortunes away, through innumerable "Krathong" on their waterways.
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