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In this page, you'll see small knowledge (or trivia ? :D) of Thailand.

Different from General Information of Thailand but feeling like it maybe or might be useful for some occasions if you remember.

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[Bits of knowledge] Thailand

Colour of King's birthday
Birthday of the King is Monday and the colour of Monday in Thailand is " yellow ".

- related page: Rama 9 The Sixtieth Anniversary
- related page: Column no.76 - What day of the week were you born ?

Royal Barge
" Royal Barges " are boats for the exclusive use of the royal family.

- related page: Rama 9 The Sixtieth Anniversary
- related page: Royal Barges National Museum

The three great kings in Thai history
- King Naresuan the Great (Phra Naresuan) - related page: Phitsanulok
- King Ramkhamhaeng the Great - related page: Sukhothai - Ramkhamhaeng the Great
- Rama V (Chulalongkorn the Great) - related page: History of Thailand

[Bits of knowledge] Culture

Songkran Festival
Songkran Festival is very famous, however, not only enjoying the festival but people visit a temple and pray, purify Buddha statues, having rituals called "Bang Sakun" to think of their ancestors, "Rod Nam Dam Hua" to bless older people.

- related page: Songkran Festival

Tamboon
Tamboon " is to make merits.
You can do Tamboon by offering something to monks or temples, or by doing something for other people or animals, there are various ways to do.

- related page: Column no.104 - Tamboon

Hill tribes in Thailand
This is not knowledge but I visited hill tribes below in Thailand.
- Karen (Long neck)
  - related page: Mae Hong Son 1 (Long neck tribe)
- Akha
  - related page: [Golden Triangle] Kids of hill tribe
  - related page: [ChiangRai] Akha Village
- Meo
  - related page: [ChiangMai] Doi Pui (Meo Tribal Village)
- Others (unclear)
  - related page: Chiang Mai 3 (MaeSa Elephant Camp)

Hometown of pottery " Sunkoroku "
Sri Satchanalai.
This area is a hometown of pottery called " Sunkoroku " in Japan whose name is from " Sawankhalok ". (" Sawankhalok " was exported to the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia and so on.)

- related page: Sri Satchanalai

World Heritage site
World Heritage sites I have ever visited in Thailand are below.
- Sukhothai Historical Park
  - related page: Sukhothai
- Kamphaeng Phet Historical park
  - related page: [Kamphaeng Phet] Historical park
- SriSatchanalai Historical Park
  - related page: [SriSatchanalai] Historical Park
- Udon Thani - Ban Chiang
  - related page: [Udon Thani] the archeological site Ban Chiang
related page: Wikipedia - World Heritage Sites in Thailand

Invented the Thai alphabet.
King Ramkhamhaeng the Great

- related page: [Historical Park] Ramkhamhaeng the Great

The last war
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
  They say that this bridge was built on the ultimate sacrifices to make a route from Thailand to Burma by Japanese Army during the world war II in 1943.
  
  - related page: [Kanchanaburi] The Bridge on the River Kwai

Musical instruments
There are musical instruments called like below in Thailand;
- Jakae
- Khim
- Can
  - related page: [AncientCity] Songkran Festival
  - related page: [Songkran Festival] The Parade

Traditional arts
Not only Thai dance, but there are something else like below:
- Traditional Thai Puppet
  A puppet is performed by 3 persons and it is called "Hun Lakorn Lek" (Traditional Thai Small Puppet).
  
  - related page: [Bangkok etc 4] Joe Louis Theater
- Traditional shadow play
  Called " Nang Yai ".
  Performers dances with a large puppet behind screen. Not only one performer but more people play together.
  
  - related page: [Rayong] Shadow Play - Wat Ban Don Museum

Pra Apai Manee
" Phra Apaimanee " is well-known old tale in Thailand, written by a famous poet Sunthorn Phu (2329-2398 B.E, (1786-1855) ).

- related page: [Samui] Pra Apai Manee
- related page: [Bangkok etc 2] Thai Human Imagery Museum

[Bits of knowledge] Life

Parking lot in Thailand
when you park your car in front of other cars which are already parked in car spaces, you must not use the parking brake to be moved when other cars want to go out.

- related page: Column no.154 - Parking lot in Thailand

Smoking
Smoking at department stores or restaurants is not allowed at all in Thailand.

- related page: Column no.112 - Warning label of No Smoking

Yakudoshi or Bad luck ages
In Thailand, 19, 25, 29, 39, 49,... and 25 are bad luck ages for both men and women.

- related page: Column no.109 - Yakudoshi or Bad luck ages

Lucky color
There are lucky colors for economic fortune, general fortune and human relationship fortune of the day of the week in Thailand.

- related page: Column no.77 - Lucky color of days of the week
- related page: Column no.76 - What day of the week were you born ?

Lucky number
Lucky number in Thailand is "9". (The pronunciation is "Gaao")

- related page: Column no.67 - Lucky Numbers

Gifts for New Years
They have gift sets decorated very beautifully for New Years.

- related page: Market on New Year's Eve

[Bits of knowledge] Japan

Sister cities
Four sister or exchange cities of Thailand in Japan.

- related page: Column no.86 - The exchange between Thailand and Japan

The Declaration of Amity and Commerce between Japan and Siam (Thailand)
1887(2430): Established formal diplomatic relations between Japan and Siam (Thailand)

- related page: History of Thailand

Japanese village (Ban Yipun)
The place where Nagamasa Yamada (山田長政) lived.

- related page: [Ayutthaya] Japanese village (Ban Yipun)

Subway
Financial support by the Government of Japan through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand.

- related page: [Bangkok etc 2] Subway

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