Important Days
Every
Year-
March 14,15 - New Year's Celebration at the Temple
Friday starts at 3 pm. Saturday starts at 8:30 am. There will be 15 monks
from 9 temples chanting and celebrating in 2008
6 April 2008 (Sunday) Chakri Day
.
Chakri Day commeorates the founding of
the current dynasty, Rama I.
April 13-15 Songkran /
วันสงกรานต์
Songkran is the traditional Thai new year, generally celebrated as a water
festival. One of the biggest celebrations at the temple. The "SONGKRAN" festival happens in the hot season in half
of april. This festival happens in all Buddhist "THERAVADA" countries like Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Burma. Songkran
is the ancient New Year's Day. Now the official New Year's Day happens the 1st January. But the most popular feast is still "SONGKRAN". A good time to visit.
5 May 2008 (Monday) Coronation Day - Celebrates the day in 1949 when the current king was crowned.
May 19 - Visakabucha day / วันวิสาขบูชา
The holiest Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth, enlightenment and entry
into nirvana of the Buddha. Also know as Vesak Day. It is a
slightly different day in each tradition.
July 17 - Asalabucha day / วันอาสาฬหบูชา
The day before the Buddhist Lent
starts. This is always the Wan Phra.
July 18 - Buddhist Lent day / วันเข้าพรรษา
This day marks the beginning of the Buddhist
'lenten' period, a time
when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth. They are not to stay at a different temple
at night until the 100 day lenten period is over.
12 August 2008 Queen's Birthday (Tuesday) Her Majesty the Queen's birthday is a
national holiday in Thailand, also serving as the country's Mothers Day as well.
23 October 2008 (Thursday) Chulalongkorn Day
Celebrates the birthday of one
of Thailand's most revered kings.
November 13 - Loi Krathong day / วันลอยกระทง
Loy Kratong
- Loi Krathong is a religious event which happens every year on the full moon of the
12th lunar month (first full moon day of November). All Thai people buy or make a "KRATHONG". It is made of styrofoam
surrounded by banana leaves, with flowers, incense, and a candle in the middle. Then in the evening, Thai people go to places
where there is a river, a pound to launch their "KRATHONG". Not a national holiday, but an evening when Thais pay respect
to the goddess of the waters by floating candlelit offerings on any and all waterways around the kingdom.
November 14 - End of Buddhist Lent day / วันปวารณา ออกพรรษา
This day is a religious event. The three months rain retreat is over for
monks. Monks are allowed to go out of temples. Robes offering ceremonies ("THOT KATHIN" - ทอดกฐิน)
happen everywhere in Thailand. Thai people choose temples everywhere in Thailand and bring there clothes, food for the monks.
"THOT KATHIN" ceremonies last one month. King's Birthday 5 December
2008 (Friday) His Majesty the King's birthday is celebrated throughout the country and also serves as the nation's Fathers
Day.
December 31 New Year's Eve / วันสิ้นปี
January 1, 2009 New Year's Day / วันขื้นปีใหม่
The beginning of the western new year is a national holiday in Thailand,
one of three "new year" holidays celebrated every year.
February 9, 2009 Makabucha day / วันมาฆาบูชา
Makha Bucha celebrates the Buddha's first sermon in to his disciples. 1250
monks personally ordained by Buddha came to hear his sermon without being called. February 26, 2009 (2552) Chinese New Year's Day / วันตรุษจีน
The beginning of the Chinese lunar year is celebrated in the
Chinatown
of every city throughout Thailand.
