Category: Holiday

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 [...]

Greetings From Thailand »

By Talen on Jan 26, 2008 in Holiday, Thailand Travel | 0 Comments

I arrived in Thailand late last week and as you can tell from the above pic they still have some Christmas lights and decorations up. Although Thailand is primarily a Buddhist country There is a small contintgent of Christian Thais ( about 2% ) , but all Thais love Sanuk ( fun ) so a [...]

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