Category: Thai Culture

Visakha Bucha Day in Thailand »

By Talen on May 18, 2008 in Holiday, Thai Culture | 0 Comments

Today is Visakha Bucha day in Thailand. Visakha Bucha is a very important day in Buddhist tradition as it marks the birth of Prince Siddhatha Gotama who Became Buddha thirty five years after his birth, and died 45 years after becomoning Buddha. All three of these events happened on the 15th day of the waxing [...]

Meeting the Thai Family »

By Talen on May 12, 2008 in Thai Culture, Thai life | 2 Comments

My last trip in January it was decided that I would make the journey to Mukdahan to meet the girlfriends family. I really didn’t know what to expect or how to act other than going with the flow. When we arrived at her village Most of the women in the family were waiting for us [...]

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