Chinese New Year in Thailand 2011

 

Chinese New Year celebration in 2011 in Thailand

In Thailand, the Chinese New Year, also known as "Chin trut ancestor worship festival marks and praise. This is the time for a reunion with the family. The Celebration of Chinese New Year in Thailand, 2011, which is celebrated on February 3, Thursday.

Chinese New Year is celebrated mainly in central Nakhon Sawan province and in Bangkok's China Town. Performance of lion dance is an important part of the festival, as it considers performance exorcise evil spirits. Burning paper and incense sticks that offer food to ancestors, street opera is the most common customs of Chinese New Year celebrations in Thailand.

Visitors flock to Nakhom Sawan region to participate in the festivities. Food stalls line both sides of the street. In addition, banquets displayed in the streets that are designed to meet the Chinese ancestral souls. Some parts of Thailand, where the Chinese New Year is celebrated with great pomp, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Songkhla and Chon Buri. The atmosphere in Thailand is transformed into another world with the drums with cymbals and gongs creatures Thurs Fireworks are also an important part of this festival, which echoed from all parts of Thailand.

 

Also known as Spring Festival and Lunar New Year, the Chinese community in Thailand continue preparing for a week to celebrate this great festival. Organization dragon dances and colorful processions are carried out by the Chinese community living in Thailand. Red flags are usually installed at the main entrance of the houses and shops. The interior rooms are decorated with vases of flowers, mandarin oranges and nuts.

In preparation for the celebration, Chinese people buy food at the market two days before the start of the new year. And for the last day before the New Year is a day for  prayers and offerings to the gods and ancestors. The Chinese have three types of prayers that includes the morning prayers to the gods of the earth, the noon prayer with the ancestors and evening prayers for those who have no parents. Burning of paper gold is made by the Chinese, after each sentence of the prayer.

 

New Year's Day

The first day of the new year is also marked with prayers and normally done in the morning for the blessing good luck. The biggest party of three days of New Year, people to meet their relatives. One of the most common changes is the duty of the oranges and giving away "Ang Pow" for younger children.

Celebrating Valentines in Bangkok

Valentines is a very special day for every lovers. Everywhere in the world celebrates Valentine's Day though it is not considered as a holiday. In Bangkok, Lovers of all ages, have their different ways in celebrating Valentines. Mostly they buy special gift to their special someone and go to a special romantic restaurant or an ordinary restaurant just to celebrate the day and others go to see a movie.

Other romantic ideas or ways to celebrate valentines in Bangkok are Dining Out in a Five Star Hotel especially at the roof top and enjoy the view of beautiful Bangkok at night time. Going for a Cruise Trip at Chaophraya River is another way to celebrate but be sure to get a reservation before Valentines day. Another thing is Wine and Dine at the park. There are many parks around Bangkok where you can relax and spend a good time with your love one.

Santana Live in Bangkok

Carlos Santana will be coming to Bangkok for a special concert in Impact Arena in Muangthong Thani. Carlos Santana is a Mexican-American Rock Legend and he is one of the most popular and influential musician since the late 60s to present. He became famous with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion. To all musical and guitar enthusiast, this is your chance to see the great Carlos Santana Live.

For more information and details about the ticket, contact Thai Ticket Master http://www.thaiticketmajor.com/concert/santana-live-in-bangkok-2011-eng.php

Children's Day in Thailand

Children's Day is another holiday that is celebrated in the Kingdom of Thailand though this is celebrated during the first Saturday of February. This celebration started in 1955 and it was held every first Monday of October then later changed to second Saturday of January. Normally, this day is a family activity to treat their children somewhere like amusement park, malls, restaurant, beach etc. In addition in this celebration, parents bring their children to some place like Government offices which are open to children and their family enter. Children have an opportunity to check out the Prime Minister’s office and the Royal Thai Air Force to go and explore the aircraft.
There are some shows and other promotion for children. One of this is from BTS Sky Train which will give children with the height of not over 140 centimeters to ride the BTS Skytrain for free on the day from 6 am to midnight at all 25 stations.

Life in Thailand

Thailand is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the land of smiles because most Thai people are very friendly and accommodating. Many foreigners come to visit Thailand to have a wonderful holiday and mostly they spend their time at the beach, visiting old temples and other historical places. There are many tourist attractions in and out of Bangkok. Some activities that you can do in this country are shopping, Island Hopping, Elephant trekking, scuba diving, snorkeling skydiving.
Some foreigners intend to work and stay here in Thailand, they find this place as a paradise where the cost of living is very cheap. Most jobs that they find here is Teaching English as many of the Thais are not so exposed in speaking the language. Some, they ended up here for being married with a Thai.

Living in Thailand is not so easy at first. You should be able to learn to speak their language to be able to communicate because not a lot of people here can speak English. Some were able to live here for a long time and unfortunately others cannot maybe because of a culture shock. Another thing to learn is to adopt their culture and tradition to avoid any disagreement with them. Thais have a lot of superstitions and beliefs that we have to follow to show respect. Some examples of these are :
- Do not use your foot in pointing to something
- Always show respect to the elders by making ‘Wai’ (hand gesture like making a prayer)
- Do not touch other people’s head
- Always remove your shoes, sandals every time you go inside someone else’s house

To live, work and stay legally in Thailand, you should first obtain a work permit in which your employer will process your documents and request it from the Labor Ministry. This work permit will provide you a one year Non-Immigrant B visa that you have to renew every year.
Some are working here without work permit due to lack of documents or qualifications. Or another reason is that the employer does not qualify to provide a Work Permit to their employee. In this kind of situation, their visa status is still a tourist visa in which you have to go out of the Thai Border ( Laos, Cambodia ) in which they will stamp your passport for another 15 days.

Try to visit Thailand and experience a wonderful holiday adventure

Christmas In Thailand

Christmas in Thailand

When I was young, What I always heard about Christmas is the birth of Jesus, time for love , giving and sharing, singing Christmas Carols. But now Christmas a commercial season everywhere where people have to spend a lot of money for buying gifts, beautiful Christmas decorations.
Celebrating Christmas in Thailand is kind of the same like in other countries in which they also spend something for gifts and decorations. We all know that Thailand is a Buddhist country but they also celebrate Christmas not literally being together with their families and have dinner. During Christmas Day, as I said that it’s a normal day in which people have to work.
For Thais, Christmas is just an ordinary day but you can still feel the spirit of Christmas outside the streets where it is decorated by different kinds of birght lights everywhere especially in the shopping centers and you can hear also some Christmas songs playing. During this season, most of the shopping malls they put up a small beer garden in which there are some people who play music for entertainment.
Anyway, whatever celebrations we have in Thailand, it’s still Christmas. I wish you all the Peace, Love and Happiness this Christmas season. Merry Christmas to all

His Majesty's 83rd Birthday

December 5, 2010 will be the 83rd birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. And at the same time, Thailand is also celebrating Father's Day.He was born on Monday the 5th of December 1927, at Mount Auburn Hospital, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., being the third and youngest child of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Mahidol of Songkla.
In 1946, he is proclaimed the ninth King of Thailand and is now the longest reigning monarch in the world.
He married Queen Sirikit on April 28, 1950 and blessed with four children:

Her Royal Highness Princess Ubol Ratana
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn

It is a national holiday in Thailand during December 5 Thai people are also celebrating Father's Day. And mostly people are wearing yellow to pay respect to the king as it is the color symbol of his birthday.