Thailand Festivals Salak Yom Festival Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Festivals Salak Yom festival is a unique annual event among the ethnic Yong of Lamphun Province and is a local variation of a northern Thai Buddhist ritual held in the tenth month of the lunar calendar (September to October) known as Kuay […]
Thailand festivals Hae Krathup Tradition An ancient tradition of Northeast Thailand that celebrates the Buddha’s return Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand festivals Hae Krathup When: 13 – 16 October 2016 Where: Nong Bua Daeng District Office, Chaiyaphum Northeast Thailand The annual Hae Krathup Tradition, (งานประเพณีโฮมบุญ ออกพรรษา “แหกระธ ูป”) also known as the light Incense Festival, […]
Thailand Festivals During September 2016 Author: Josh@asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Festivals During September 2016. September in Thailand is possibly the quietest month in the year for festivals, but that said it is still has so much to offer from the sporting events, you can take part in, to those best left to […]
Thailand Phukets world-famous Vegetarian Festival coming up in October Thailand Phukets world-famous Vegetarian Festival Photo: Coconuts The dates for the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival have been announced, with the world-renowned event this year to be held from Oct. 1-9. Phuket Vice Governor Prajiad Aksornthammakul announced the dates for the 2016 Vegetarian Festival at a meeting at […]
Thailand Info Khao Ho or Ang Mi Thong Festival Author: Josh@AsiaBackpackers Discover thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Info Khao Ho or Ang Mi Thong Festival. This unique Karen festival is to help return wandering lost souls and to show more of the rich culture of these ancient people Thailand Info Khao Ho or Ang Mi […]
Thailand Festivals Mooncake Festival Author Josh@Asiabackpackers Thailand Info Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Bangkok Thailand. 01/08/2016 What to do in Thailand Thailand Festivals Mooncake Festival. No this is not the wild and alcohol fueled ‘Full Moon Parties’ found on Koh Phangan but an ancient and spiritual festival held across Asia to celebrate the end of […]
Thailand Discovery The Walking Dead Author: Josh@asiabackpackers Festival of Offerings to the Dead (Sart Day) วันสาทรไทย Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery When: Annually around the 1st waning-moon night to the 15th waning-moon night in the 10th Lunar month Where: Across the Kingdom ‘Preta’ also known as Praet and Peta Thailand Discovery The Walking Dead. While not widely […]
August Festivals Across Thailand Author: Josh at Asia Backpackers. Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery August Festivals Across Thailand. While July is undoubtedly the month of candles and Buddhist lent, August is the month for the deceased to return to this realm. Getting to the bottom of the actual dates of any event in the Kingdom is never easy, […]
The Akha Swing Festival Thailand Author: Josh at Asia Backpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery The 80,000 or so Akha people who now reside in the mountains of northern Thailand and are now known colloquially as one of Thailand’s ‘Hill Tribes’ once had their own Kingdom in what is now China, but over centuries of […]
Phi Ta Khon or Ghost Festival Author: Josh @ Asia backpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Phi Ta Khon or Ghost Festival. The Phi Ta Khon Festival (also spelled Pee Ta Khon (Thai: ผีตาโขน), sometimes known as the Ghost Festival) is the biggest attraction in this otherwise mainly farming community and while the days normally simply float past the sleepy […]
Festivals across Thailand in July Author: Josh@Asia Backpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Festivals across Thailand in July, Here in the Land of Smiles, festivals are a way of life, with any number taking place at any one time all across the country. Getting to the bottom of the actual dates is never easy, with the events determined by […]
Asanha Bucha Day Author: Josh @ Asia backpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery A celebration of an event that took place over 2,500 years ago and has been celebrated by Buddhists ever since When: July 19th 2016 Where: Nationwide Asanha Bucha Day is an annual Theravada Buddhist festival, (sometimes referred to as “Buddha’s Birthday”), which takes place during […]