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That Phanom Festival: A 10-day-long homage to the most sacred Buddhist stupa (PhraThat Phanom) in Nakhon Phanom Province.Bangkok International Film Festival: Films from around the world, with an emphasison Asian cinema are screened in the capital city. For more information, contact:www.bangkokfilm.orgChiang Mai Flower Festival: During this festival, colorful floats and parades exhibitChiang Mai’s cultivated flora.Magha Puja: Held on the full moon of the third lunar month. It culminates with acandle-lit walk around the main chapel at every wat.Phra Nakhon Khiri Diamond Festival: This is a week-long celebration of Petchaburi’shistory and architecture focused on Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park.Chinese New Year: Chinese all over Thailand celebrate their lunar New Year.MarchKite-Flying Season: During the windy season, colorful kites battle out over the skies ofSanam Luang and Lumpini Park.AprilPrasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung Festival: A festival to commemorate Prasat HimKhao Phanom Rung Historical Park in Buriram province.Songkran: Held from 13 to 15 April. This is the celebration of the lunar New Year.Buddha images are “bathed”, monks and elders receive the respect of younger Thais bythe sprinkling of water over their hands, and lots of water is tossed about. Many citiesbecome watery battlegrounds.MayRoyal Ploughing Ceremony: His Majesty the King commences rice-planting seasonwith a ceremony at Sanam Luang. Dates vary.Miss Jumbo Queen Contest: Held in early May with trends creeping across the globe,Thailand hosts a beauty pageant for extra-large women (over 80 kg) who display thegrace of an elephant at Nakhon Pathom’s Samphran Elephant Park.Visakha Puja: Falling on the 15 th day of the waxing moon in the sixth lunar month, thisday commemorates the dates of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away.JuneBun Phra Wet (Phi Ta Khon) Festival: An animist-Buddhist celebration, held inLoei’s Amphoe Dan Sai. The festival commemorates a Buddhist legend in which a hostof spirits appeared to greet the Buddha-to-be upon his return to his home town, duringhis penultimate birth.International Festival of Music & Dance: An extravaganza of arts and culturesponsored by the Thailand Cultural Center. Held twice a year in June and September.Rocket Festival: In the Northeast, villagers craft large skyrockets of bamboo, whichthey then fire into the sky to bring rain for rice fields and best celebrated in Yasothon,Ubon Ratchathani and Nong Khai.Royal Ploughing Ceremony: To kick-off the official rice-planting season, the kindparticipates in this ancient Brahman ritual at Sanam Luang in Bangkok.JulyAsalha Puja: This festival commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon.Khao Phansa: The beginning of Buddhist ‘lent’.August61
Queen’s Birthday: The queen’ birthday is recognized as Mother’s Day throughout thethcountry. Heldon 12 .September/OctoberNarathiwat Fair: An annual week-long festival celebrating local culture in NarathiwatProvince, with boat races, dove-singing contests, traditional Southern music and dance.Thailand International Swan-Boat Races: Take place on Mae Nam Chao Phrayaoutside of Ayutthya near the Bang Sai Folk Arts Center.Vegetarian Festival: A ten-day celebration notably in Bangkok, Phuket and Trangduring which devout Chinese Buddhists eat only vegetarian food.NovemberFat Festival: Sponsored by FAT 104.5FM radio, Bangkok’s indie bands gather for anannual fest. Held in early November.Bangkok Pride: A week-long festival of parades, parties and awards is organized by thecity’s gay businesses and organizations. Held in mid-November.Kathin: A month at the end of the Buddhist lent during which new monastic robes andrequisites are offered to the Sangha (monastic community).Loi Krathong: On the proper full-moon night, small lotus-shaped baskets or boatsmade of banana leaves containing flowers, incense, candles and a coin are floated onrivers, lakes and canals.River Khwae Bridge Week: Sound-and-light shows at the Death Railway Bridge inKanchanaburi. Events includes historical exhibitions and vintage-train rides on theinfamous railway.Surin Annual Elephant Roundup: Held on the their weekend of November,Thailand’s biggest elephant show is popular with tourists.DecemberKing’s Birthday: Thais Celebrate their monarch’s birthday with lots of parades andfireworks. Also recognized as Father’s Day. Held on December 5 th .6-3. FilmsCinemas in Thailand are popular venues for entertainment. Especially in Bangkok, themovie theaters tend to be multiplex facilities offering many other forms of entertainment besidesmovies, such as bowling or karaoke, along with restaurants and small shops.The films playing in Thai cinemas are usually first-run Hollywood features, which tend todominate the box-office scene. There is a burgeoning Thai film industry that is making dozens offilms each year that are increasingly popular with local audiences, and routinely outpace theHollywood films at the box office. Films from other Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan andHong Kong, are popular as well.As of 2007, there were 570 screens in Thailand, with 300 in the Bangkok metropolitanarea. Nationwide, the person-to-screen ratio is 170 people per screen, with a 30:1 ratio inBangkok.Ticketing, Seating and CustomsTicket prices range from around 70 baht to 160 baht, depending on the time of day, theday of the week, the location of the theater and the movie being screened. In a Bangkok cinema,the price for a new-release film will generally be 140 baht. In Chiang Mai, the flat-rate price for anormal class seat is 100 baht.62
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