Fah Thai Magazine Nov-Dec 2018
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OVERTURES<br />
NEWS AND EVENTS<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
23NOV<br />
VIENTIANE<br />
THAT LUANG FESTIVAL<br />
To the Lao people, That Luang Festival (or<br />
Boun That Luang) is a home-coming festival.<br />
Visitors to Vientiane, the Lao capital, can<br />
experience this festive event that could last<br />
for a week, offering the best time to mingle<br />
and experience local culture and hospitality.<br />
Standing 148 feet tall in the centre of<br />
Vientiane will be the enormous pagoda<br />
of That Luang, a most respected national<br />
monument. Legend has it that Ashokan<br />
missionaries from India built a pagoda there<br />
to house a piece of Lord Buddha’s breastbone<br />
in the third century BC. With the full moon<br />
in <strong>Nov</strong>ember every year, the Lao people<br />
gather to celebrate the religious ceremony<br />
for three days. This year, the full moon will<br />
be on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 23, with the festival starting<br />
with a colourful candlelight and ‘wax castle’<br />
procession at Wat Si Meuang and ending at<br />
the pagoda. Thousands of monks and tens<br />
of thousands of religious pilgrims come<br />
from all over the country and even from<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land, Cambodia and Vietnam to attend<br />
the festival. Buddhist devotees carry large<br />
arrangements of marigold flowers to the<br />
pagoda and also food offerings to That Luang<br />
early in the morning before doing the same<br />
for Buddhist monks. One week before the<br />
religious festival, a huge fair features goods<br />
and exhibitions from all over the world.<br />
tourismlaos.org<br />
8-16DEC<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
CHIANG MAI<br />
CHIANG MAI DESIGN WEEK <strong>2018</strong><br />
The fourth incarnation of this vibrant design<br />
fair is all the buzz about town this <strong>Dec</strong>ember.<br />
Artists, designers and craftsmen from near<br />
and far will be sharing their work in pretty<br />
much every nook and cranny of Chiang Mai.<br />
Spearheaded by the <strong>Thai</strong>land Creative & Design<br />
Center (TCDC), this ambitious gathering unites<br />
over 200 collaborators and offers a slew of<br />
activities from workshops, talks, pop-up markets,<br />
and design showcases to performances.<br />
Chiang Mai sparks up when this inspiring<br />
design festival enlivens the town’s creative<br />
atmosphere. Inventive activities are dotted<br />
across the city with events highlighting<br />
innovative design and modern living, while<br />
paying homage to the area’s rich heritage in<br />
arts and culture. With the innovative lead of<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land’s CDC, in partnership with a slew<br />
of local businesses and organisations, all are<br />
welcome to visit, participate and observe the<br />
city from a new perspective. Hopefully your<br />
imagination will be invigorated as well!<br />
chiangmaidesignweek.com<br />
13-16DEC<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
PATTAYA<br />
WONDERFRUIT FÊTE<br />
Get ready for the big event in music, the arts,<br />
thought-provoking talks and the theme of<br />
sustainable living. It’s time for Wonderfruit <strong>2018</strong>,<br />
which is returning again from 13-16 <strong>Dec</strong>ember<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. This year, the event will be held in a new<br />
home, just a kilometre away from the previous<br />
site, and within the grounds of Siam Country<br />
Club in Pattaya. Expect lush venues surrounded<br />
by shady coconut plantations in a tropical forest,<br />
with pristine lakes, nearby beaches, and stunning<br />
sunsets set against mountain vistas that’s the<br />
glory of Pattaya. It may be a new venue, but the<br />
fun and enlightenment will all be the same.<br />
Enjoy live music and international DJs with<br />
a line-up that includes Nicolas Lutz, Craig<br />
Richards, Mathew Jonson, Margaret Dygas,<br />
Job2do, Costlywood, Bobby Pleasure, Carmen<br />
Rizzo, Felix Dickinson, Fleetmac Wood, Gidge,<br />
Goldie and The Ensemble, Horse Meat Disco,<br />
Howie Lee, Kweku Collins, Libella, Lord Echo,<br />
Kuniyuki and much more! Experience sustainable<br />
and innovative art and architecture created by<br />
artists from all over the world such as Solar<br />
Stage by Gregg Fleishman, The Quarry by<br />
All(zone), Theatre Stage by Mpdstudio, Eco<br />
Pavilion by Ab Rogers Design, Theater of Feasts<br />
by Ab Rogers Design, Bath House by Ab Rogers<br />
Design, Molam Bus from the Jim Thompson Art<br />
Center, etc. Apart from the eclectic music and<br />
art, on tap are a variety of activities everyone<br />
can enjoy–such as perspective-shifting talks and<br />
workshops, world-class cuisine, and familyfriendly<br />
activities. Get your ticket and get set for<br />
the fun and global inspiration! wonderfruit.co/th<br />
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