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Special Events New Year’s Day, celebrations traditionally begin with merit-making in the mornings, when Buddhists take gifts of flowers, incense or donations to the temples, followed by parties and entertainment around Sanam Luang for the rest of the day, 1 Jan, Sanam Luang area Makha Puja, Buddhist Holy day featuring various day and night candlelit ceremonies, Feb, temples around the city Bangkok Fringe Festival, innovative theatre productions, Apr, Patravadi Theatre International Kite Festival, kite fighting and demonstrations, Mar/Apr, Sanam Luang International Bangkok Motor Show, Mar/Apr, Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre Songkran (Thai New Year), religious ceremonies and public festivities involving lots of water, Apr, throughout the city Coronation Day, public holiday, 5 May, throughout the city Royal Ploughing Ceremony, celebration of the start of the rice-growing season, May, throughout the city Visakha Puja, Buddhist holiday, May, throughout the city Asarnha Puja Day/Khao Phansa Day, commemoration of Buddha’s first sermon and the beginning of Buddhist Lent, Jul, temples around the city Queen’s Birthday Celebrations, public holiday with display of lights decorating public buildings, 13 Aug, throughout the city Chulalongkorn Day, public holiday in memory of Rama V, 23 Oct, throughout the city Thai Food Festival, first two weeks of Nov, World Trade Centre Traditional Long Boat Race, early Nov, Chao Phraya River Bangkok Marathon, late Nov, Sanam Chai King’s Birthday Celebrations, public holiday with display of lights decorating public buildings, 5 Dec, throughout the city Constitution Day, marks the start of the constitutional monarchy, 10 Dec, throughout the city New Year’s Eve, 31 Dec, throughout the city |
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