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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.
[Bits of knowledge] Thailand
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- Colour of King's birthday
Birthday of the King is Monday and the colour of Monday in Thailand is " yellow ".
- Royal Barge
" Royal Barges " are boats for the exclusive use of the royal
family.
- The three great kings in Thai history
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[Bits of knowledge] Culture
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- 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.
- 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.
- Hill tribes in Thailand
This is not knowledge but I visited hill tribes below in Thailand.
- 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.)
- Invented the Thai alphabet.
King 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;
- 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
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[Bits of knowledge] Life
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- 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.
- Smoking
Smoking at department stores or restaurants is not allowed at all in Thailand.
- Yakudoshi or Bad luck ages
In Thailand, 19, 25, 29, 39, 49,... and 25 are bad luck ages for both men
and women.
- Lucky color
There are lucky colors for economic fortune, general fortune and human
relationship fortune of the day of the week in Thailand.
- Lucky number
Lucky number in Thailand is "9". (The pronunciation is "Gaao")
- Gifts for New Years
They have gift sets decorated very beautifully for New Years.
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[Bits of knowledge] Japan
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- Sister cities
Four sister or exchange cities of Thailand in Japan.
- The Declaration of Amity and Commerce between Japan and Siam (Thailand)
1887(2430): Established formal diplomatic relations between Japan and Siam
(Thailand)
- Japanese village (Ban Yipun)
The place where Nagamasa Yamada (山田長政) lived.
- Subway
Financial support by the Government of Japan through the Japan Bank for
International Cooperation (JBIC), to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of
Thailand.
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