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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Muay Thai's Day วันมวยไทย (Wan Muay Thai) 2011 In honor of King Suriyentrathibodi. His talent in Muay Thai was evident This day celebrated on the day of his accession to the throne in 1703, with Muay Thai being glorified. [citation needed] 24 February National Artist Day วันศิลปินแห่งชาติ
The Thai six-hour clock divides the day into four distinct 6-hour periods and reflects traditional Thai customs. While modern Thailand primarily uses the 24-hour clock for official purposes, this system remains a cultural heritage from earlier Thai norms.
The Babylonians invented the actual [clarification needed] seven-day week in 600 BCE, with Emperor Constantine making the Day of the Sun (dies Solis, "Sunday") a legal holiday centuries later. [2] In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week, but in many countries it is counted as the second day of the ...
August 1 and 2, 2004. Sunday, a holiday, on the left, and Monday, observed as the compensatory day, on the right. The Thai solar calendar determines a person's legal age and the dates of secular holidays, including the civil new year and the three days of the traditional Thai New Year, which begin the next
The Burmese zodiac employs eight signs in a seven-day week, with each sign representing its own day, cardinal direction, planet (celestial body) and animal; [note 2] it is known as the "Mahabote zodiac". [4] The zodiacs, with slight variations, are also found in Sri Lanka and Thailand. [5]