October 15th, 2012 at 5:31pm |
Sukhothai Historical Park The Sukhothai Loi Krathong and Candle Festival is a tradition ceremony of light that originated during the time Sukhothai was the capital. This year’s festival will take place from 26 – 28 November 2012 at Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai and will offer, once again, a fantastic line-up of activities that will appeal [...]
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February 14th, 2012 at 5:19am |
A pair of Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) (Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai) During the migratory season from September to March each year, the Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans), migrates yearly from the colder climatic zones of northern and central Asia to Thailand to spend the winter and Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai province has [...]
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March 16th, 2011 at 2:36am |
Thailand Songkran Festival Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebrated on 13 to 15 of April, 13th being the Thai New Year, 14th being the nation’s Family Day, and 15th being family reunions at which family members get together and make merit at the temple and gently pour water mixed with Thai fragrance, called [...]
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December 18th, 2010 at 11:07pm |
A Field Trip with Silpakorn University Bangkok It was a truly memorable and enlightening experience for the second year students from the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic arts, Silpakorn University Bangkok to explore 50 ancient Northern Temples from 8 provinces in Thailand – Nan, Phrae, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai and Phitsanulok. [...]
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November 2nd, 2010 at 2:03am |
Thailand The Festival of Lights – Loy Krathong (21 Nov 2010) The Loy Krathong festival dates back to the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom (Thailand),the first Thai capital about 700 years ago. This is one of the Kingdom’s oldest and best-preserved traditions. Throughout the Thai kingdom, hundreds of thousands of ornately-decorated krathong or traditional banana [...]
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November 24th, 2009 at 1:48am |
King Ramkhamhaeng the great ( The Great Father of Siamese Language) Who invented the Thai alphabet system? The answer is King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Sukhothai . This monument was built to honour and commemorate King Ramkhamhaeng, the great king of the Sukhothai period, who created the Thai alphabet (Lai Sue Thai) from earlier Khmer, [...]
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