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Under the old Thai tradition of holding a day camp, a lunar month (one month) is celebrated on New Year's Day This is consistent with the Buddhist principle that the winter (winter) is the beginning of next year. The traditions vary according to the principle of Brahman, which employs one fifth lunar month is the New Year. The years preceding the date of the lunar orbit of the moon to use as criteria.
            Later, when the government switched to a solar calendar is used as a base to hold the April 1 as New Year's Day was launched in 2432.
            More civilized day of the year January 1 as New Year's Day. When this is the calendar in the old days, one month before the RAM, the Thai New Year. It is close to January 1 for how to use January 1 as New Year in Thailand will be next.
            According to astronomy, the two main reasons: the use of the sun. Far from Ecuador, most of which fall in the Raa to 22 December, another important use of the sun near the Ecuador. What about March 20, the first country to arrive before the month is a moon, which is near the camp on 22 December.
            King Mongkut. It is described as a mind that winter is the rainy season. Bright as the morning of day or year. Summer is a full-time during the day, and brightness. Years, it rains on a calendar or a dark room. The same night. This is a year. Thus began a month of the first lunar month and the waning moon of the month in Thailand.
            He found that the principle that one day in the period between December 21 and January 1 as New Year's Day. The old slogan of the nation of South Asia or the airport. For this reason, he explained that in this period. Then it's time to see the sun, the size and when the weather turns cold. After the end of the rainy season later. We live in a neighborhood in the center of the area, so no doubt. Thai New Year, we have a motto that since ancient times.
            Follow-up period of 30 years from 2453 years to year 2483 revealed that a RAM compared with the lunar month of the lunar calendar will be in December and now most. From January 1-10 days from the smallest of 30 days and is only two days.
            In ancient India was used January 1 as New Year's Day. The organization is called Songkran. The Indians were later used in his creations, or April. Year. From northern India. In areas such as the April weather. The spread of the Thai population. The Brahman is the influence of the doctrine of the Brahmins, high enough to make us the Thai style. Brahmins on many issues, including the new year by the fifth month and year. It took until the year 2 times in a month, five and Friday. He moves in a year.
            His Majesty King Rama V ordered. He saw the difficulty in these cases. When you do business with Thailand. Abroad, especially when the year 2432 until the fifth lunar month falls on April 1 average. A Royal Command announced that on April 1 as New Year's Day in Thailand ever since.
            Thailand has changed the day of New Year is January 1, 2484 in all the above reasons. Another important factor is that those countries. Used today as New Year's Day, the country will benefit in every way

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                                                                 New Year’s Day
 
              Thailand is well-known for her festivals which take place all the year round. Most of these festivals are influenced by Buddhist and Brahminical religions, however, with the passage of time a number of them have been adopted in deference to the international practice.

Actually, the official New Year’s Day of Thailand has undergone several changes. Once it used to fall at the end of November. Later, during the reign of King Rama V(1868-1910) it was moved to a date round about April and then New Year’s Day was changed to April the first. The universal practice of celebrating the new year on January 1 was adopted in 1941 in deference to the western calendar and this is one of a number of changes aimed at modernising the country.

Though January 1 is regarded as official New Year, the majority of Thais still regard the middle of April (Songkran) as their new year’s day, and on this auspicious occasion a week-long celebration is held throughout the kingdom. Most of activities on Songkran Day involve water throwing, building sand pagodas and pouring lustral water on the aged as a means of blessing. To be frank, a celebration on January 1 is not so popular as that of Songkran. Normally, before the upcoming January 1, people will exchange greeting cards and gifts. Since on this auspicious occasion, a few grand celebrations are held in the kingdom, people take this opportunity to travel upcountry to visit their relatives or spend holidays at a tourist attraction site, while those stay at home will prepare food and other necessary items to make merit on the early morning of January 1 and then take part in various charitable activities held in various places.

At the same time, several companies take this opportunity to give a bonus and announce promotions to their employees who later cash money to buy gifts for relatives and friends before heading to their hometown for a long vacation.

Obviously, in Thailand people celebrate New Year three times a year, namely ; the Thai traditional New Year or Songkran, January 1 and the Chinese New Year. Out of these, Songkran is the most joyous occasion which draw people from all walks of life to take part in a week-long celebration. Meanwhile, the Chinese New Year is important especially for Thai organisations will close their business for several days so that the employers and their employees will be able to celebrate the auspicious occasion with their relatives at home or spend a long holiday in a place they like. 

                                                                   Songkran Festival

                                 “Songkran” is the Thai traditional New Year and an occasion for family return. 
      At this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to 
          celebrate the festival. Thus,when the time comes, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city.

The festival falls on April 13 and the annual celebration is held throughout the kingdom. In fact, “Songkran” is a Thai word which means “move” or “change place” as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the “Water Festival” as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

This Thai traditional New Year begins with early morning merit-making offering food to Buddhist monks and releasing caged birds to fly freely into the sky. During this auspicious occasion, any animals kept will be set free. Paying homage to one’s ancestors is an important part of the day. People will pay their respects to the elders by pouring scented water over the palms of their hands. The elders in return wish the youngsters good luck and prosperity.

In the afternoon, after performing a bathing rite for Buddha images and the monks, the celebrants both young and old, joyfully splash water on each other. The most-talked about celebration takes place in the northern province of Chiang Mai where Songkran is celebrated from April 13 to 15. During this period, people from all parts of the country flock there to enjoy the water festival, to watch the Miss Songkran Contest and the beautiful parades.

In Bangkok, the Buddha image “Buddhasihing” is brought out from the National Museum for people to sprinkle lustral water at Sanam Luang opposite the Grand Palace. 

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