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Baci/Basi (Lao: ບາສີ; Thai: บายศรี, RTGS: bai si) and su kwan (Lao: ສູ່ຂວັນ; Thai: สู่ขวัญ, RTGS: su khwan; meaning "calling of the soul") is an important ceremony practised in Lao culture, [1] [2] [3] Sipsong Panna, Northern Thailand and Northeastern Thailand (Isan).
Songkran is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Buddhist calendar widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, and Xishuangbanna, China [2] [3] begins on 13 April of the year.
In the Thai wedding ceremony, both bride and groom often wear malai song chai. Malai chamruai or souvenir malai ( มาลัยชำร่วย , [māːlāj t͡ɕʰām.rûa̯j] ), the smallest form of malai , is usually given as a souvenir to a large group of people. [ 4 ]
The third day is known as a-kyat (အကြတ်နေ့, lit. ' day of eclipse ') and there may be two of them, as an extra day is added in certain years. The fourth day is known as a-tet (အတက်နေ့, lit. ' day of ascent ') when Thagyamin returns to the heavens, the last day of the water festival. Some would throw water at people ...
A wedding ceremony in Thailand. Thai Buddhist marriage ceremonies are generally divided into two parts: a Buddhist component, which includes the recitation of prayers and the offering of food and other gifts to monks and images of the Buddha, and a non-Buddhist component rooted in folk traditions, which centers on the couple's families.
On the beginning of the wedding day, the participants are to get ready at the parlor's beauty shop. The responsibility of the beauty shop is to dress the bride, the groom, and the other participants in the formal Japanese attire. Dressing the bride is an important task because the bride is to change into several outfits throughout her wedding day.
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Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .