The Loy Krathong & Yi Peng Festivals ~ เทศกาลลอยกระทงแล
On Loy Krathong small baskets are floated on water to pay respect to water spirits & symbolizes the release from hatred, anger, and all things that prevent happiness.
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The Fire Balloons of Tazaungdaing Festival in Myanmar ~ “ยี่เป็ง-บอลลูนไฟ” ยิ่งใหญ่ อลังการ แห่งรัฐฉาน เมียนมาร์!!
The Taunggyi Fire Balloon Festival is an annual festival that draws huge crowds of local and foreign visitors. In the last blog, we showed you the day-time balloons in various animal shapes; today’s blog...
The Tazaungdaing Festival, Myanmar ~ “ยี่เป็ง” ที่ไม่เคยธรรมดาในเมืองตองยี เมียนมาร์!!
Loi Krathong, Yi Peng, and the Festival of Lights in Southeast Asia are all adopted from India. As Brahmin & Hinduism expanded to the east, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos took this a part of...
WAT SAKET, BANGKOK – วัดสระเกศ และ ภูเขาทอง กรุงเทพฯ
Wat Saket, which is also known as the Golden Mountain temple, was renovated in the reign of King Rama I and he gave its present name. The murals in the main prayer hall depict...
Exploring the Kingdom of Sukhothai
(Updated with Great Care on September 12, 2017) A Bit of History The Kingdom of Sukhothai flourished between 1238 to 1378, has been called, “The Golden Age of Thai Art” and the birthplace of...