King's Birthday 5. Dezember
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The 5th December is celebrated every year with parades, floral decorations and celebrations throughout the country. The general reverence for the beloved monarch has culminated on this day.
Dinner in honor of King will be part of the city (especially of course the Royal Palace) immersed in a fantastic light.
In some places, the poor are fed for free.
Since 9 June 1946, he is the King of Thailand and thus the longest-reigning head of state nor in the world.
Loy Krathong - the Festival of Lights
Loy Krathong
Perhaps the best festival in Thailand.
On lakes, rivers and canals, people have little floating boats (Krathongs).
Originally, the boats made from banana leaves, equipped with lighted candles, smoldering incense sticks, flowers and small coins as offerings to the water spirits.
If they drift away, it is believed, they take the sins of the past year, sorrow, disease, disaster and all the other misery with him.
in the towns that lie directly on the sea, as are here in Pattaya, after a short time all the bays
littered with thousands of Krathong: an incredible sight.
At the conclusion of the celebrations will be detonated anywhere in the country large fireworks.
Elephant Round-up in Surin 20.-22 November 2009
Elephant Round-up
About 200 elephants and their mahouts talk with impressive demonstrations and shows an international audience in Surin, Northeast Thailand.
In this collection of elephants carry up to 200 pachyderms learned from what they have.
To the delight of the audience, the elephants carry there are other tricks
such as basketball and tug of war, and even a football game
with elephants is offered.
The conclusion of the celebrations is a parade of armored war elephants.
River Kwai Bridge Festival end of November
River Kwai Bridge Festival
A week take the events surrounding the historic bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi.
Among the attractions of this festival include rail journeys, with steam locomotives from the Second World War, and an evening sound and light show, which, inter alia, to simulate attacks on the bridge.