Now with the improvement of people's living standards, more and more people like to travel abroad. At this time, France, Holland and Thailand have become the most popular countries for tourists. Among them, Thailand has always been a popular choice for Chinese people to travel abroad because of its proximity, special food and affordable consumption. So, what's the best month to travel to Thailand? What are the traditional festivals in Thailand?
Tourists who like to travel to Thailand should not miss local festivals and celebrations, from which they can experience Thai traditions and cultural values. Two of the well-known festivals are celebrated in the form of 'water', including 'Water Splashing Festival' and 'water lamp Festival'. In addition, tourists are also encouraged to come to experience the experience in person, which respectively symbolizes the two major festivals of the beginning and end of Buddhist fasting, i.e., "Shou Xia Festival" and "Xie Xia Festival". Each Thai Festival has its own characteristics. The following is a list of Thailand's annual representative festival celebrations after April.
Water sprinkling Festival (song Gan Festival)
April 13-15-19, all over the country
The Water-Sprinkling Festival of the Dai and some other minority nationalities
For visitors, the festival offers an opportunity to enjoy a grand celebration, with water parties on the streets of towns and villages across Thailand. For locals, this is a time when they can spend precious time with their families and visit temples to witness ancient rituals and pray for good fortune. The best places to celebrate the festival include Bangkok, badaya, Chiang Mai, Kun Jing and he AI.
Rocket Festival
May or June, northeast and South
Rocket Festival
The rocket Festival, Thailand's most spectacular Festival, is seen as a way to pray for rain and help local rice grow and harvest. The contents of the festival vary according to the traditions of different places, but they mainly include launching self-made rockets into the sky, competing with each other and launching their rockets to the highest point. There are also parades, traditional costumes and dance performances.
Grimace day
From June to July, Leifu
Grimace day
Ghost face Festival, located in the dansai District of Leifu, is one of the most dynamic and unique festivals in the northeast of Thailand. The main purpose of the three-day event is to celebrate the return of Prince vessandorn (the last reincarnation of Buddha Shakyamuni), and to worship Phra that Si song Rak, the Buddha's pagoda respected by the people of Thailand and Laos. At the ceremony, there will be many male villagers, dressed in ghost clothes, wearing huge masks made of carved coconut tree trunks with wicker weaving and glutinous rice steamers. They will march around the city, dance and perform scary and interesting actions to please the masses.
Observe Summer Festival (Buddhist Ramadan)
The next day after the full moon in August of the lunar calendar, all over the country
Summer festival
One of the most fascinating festivals in Thailand is Khao phansa, or Buddhist Ramadan, which symbolizes the beginning of the rainy season. Traditionally, people donate candles to temples so that monks can continue to study at night. Up to now, these offerings are presented in the form of huge wax figures and displayed in local processions, which are accompanied by folk dances, display of local handicrafts, sound and light shows, etc. The best places to witness the spectacular candle parade are wuwenlalattani, Tak bat DOK Mai prayer and dedication ceremony or flower festival, the great city hall and the Buddhist temple.
Water Lantern Festival
The night of the full moon in December (usually in November), throughout the country
Water Lantern Festival
The Water Lantern Festival is the most charming celebration of all festivals, when the weather is cool, people take this opportunity to play at night, and put water lights on the river. These candle lit water lanterns, traditionally made from banana stems and leaves or coconut shells, are decorated with incense, offerings, flowers and candles, which are then floated on the surface of the water to show respect for the God of water, thank them for their generosity, apologize to the polluted rivers and streams, and the water they use over the course of a year.
Guihe bridge week
November to December, beibifu
Guihe bridge week
Guihe bridge is one of the most modern historical sites in Thailand. In addition to many Thais, Burmese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malays and Indians, it also commemorates the sacrifice of British, American, Australian, Dutch and New Zealand prisoners of war. The Guihe bridge week was held for 10 days, featuring Thailand's most spectacular sound and light show. It describes the story of the Second World War to commemorate the prisoners of war who built the notorious Death Railway, Guihe bridge and Hellfire passage