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1–2 January – New Year's Day; 10 February – Chinese New Year; 24, 26 February – Makha Bucha Day; 6, 8 April – Chakri Memorial Day; 10 April – Hari Raya Puasa; 13–16 April – Songkran Festival; 1 May – Labour Day; 4, 6 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday; 13 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony; 22 May – Visakha ...
Also observed as Farmer's Day. Each year's date is astrologically determined and announced by the Bureau of the Royal Household. Full moon, 6th Thai lunar month (May) a: Vesak b [4] วันวิสาขบูชา (Wan Wisakhabucha) Buddhist observance commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. Also observed as ...
Thai birth certificates record the date, month and time of birth, followed by the day of the week, lunar date, and the applicable zodiac animal name. Thai traditionally reckon age by the 12-year animal-cycle names , with the twelfth and sixtieth anniversaries being of special significance; but the official calendar determines age at law.
1 January – New Year's Day; 29 January – Chinese New Year; 12 February – Makha Bucha Day; 29–30–March – Hari Raya Puasa; 6, 7 April – Chakri Memorial Day; 13–16 April – Songkran Festival; 1 May – Labour Day; 4, 5 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday; 9 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony; 12 May – Visakha Bucha Day
A panel from a typical calendar, showing the month of August 2004 (B.E. 2547). Lunar dates are also provided. The Thai solar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินสุริยคติไทย, RTGS: patithin suriyakhati thai, "solar calendar") was adopted by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1888 CE as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Thai lunar calendar as the legal ...
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According to ancient customs in Thailand, there is an astrological rule (which has influence from Hindu mythology) that assigns a color to each day of the week based on the color of the God who protects the day or Navagraha. [1]: 22 For example, the God of Sunday is Surya who has the color red. These colors of the day are traditional Thai ...
Thailand uses the Thai solar calendar as the official calendar, in which the calendar's epochal date was the year in which the Buddha attained parinibbāna. This places the current year at 543 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2025 AD is indicated as 2568 BE in Thailand.