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| วันฉลองของไทย Thai Holidays and Festivals |  |
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| category items | วันฉัตรมงคน | wanM chatL dtraL mohngM khohnM | Coronation Day, a public holiday in Thailand on May 5, on which King and Queen commemorate their 1946 coronation |
สงกรานต์   | sohngR graanM | Songkran, the Thai New Year festival, celebrated in mid-April | |
| อาสาพหบูชา | aaM saapL haL buuM chaaM | Asalha Puja, the observance of the Buddha's first sermon over 2,500 years ago | |
| วันขึ้นปีใหม่ | wanM kheunF bpeeM maiL | New Year's Day | |
| วันมาฆบูชา | wanM maaM khaH buuM chaaM | Magha Puja Day (Makabucha Day) | |
| วันจักรี | wanM jakL greeM | King Rama I Day, commemorating the founder of the Chakri Dynasty, Rama I, on April 6 | |
| วันพืชมงคล | wanM pheuutF mohngM khohnM | Royal Ploughing Day, to start the official rice planting season on the second week of May | |
| วันวิสาขบูชา | wanM wiH saaR khaL buuM chaaM | Wisakabucha Day | |
| วันรัฐธรรมนูญ | wanM ratH thaL thamM maH nuunM | Constitution Day, commemorates the change to constitutional monarchy in 1932 | |
| วันปิยมหาราช | wanM bpiL yaH maH haaR raatF | Chulalongkorn Day, commemoration of King Rama V on October 23 | |
| ประเพณีบุญบั้งไฟ | bpraL phaehM neeM boonM bangF faiM | Rocket Festival, held in mid-May in some provinces of Isan and in Laos | |
| กฐิน | gaL thinR | Kathin, the ceremonial presentation of robes to Buddhist monks, usually falling in November | |
| ลอยกระทง | laawyM graL thohngM | Loi Kratong, Loy Krathong, a Thai festival and ceremony of Brahmin origin celebrated throughout the nation on the full moon night of November each year by floating กระทง onto the local rivers or canals to ask for forgiveness from the River Goddess Ganges (พระแม่คงคา) for having polluted her in the past and to express gratitude toward her for giving everyone water | |
| วันพระ | wanM phraH | Buddhist Sabbath which is generally once a week in accordance with the phases of the moon in the lunar calendar the lunar calendar | |
| วันพ่อแห่งชาติ | wanM phaawF haengL chaatF | National Father's Day | |
| วันเช็งเม้ง | wanM chengM mengH | Cheng Meng day, Qingming day, Ancestors Day, Tomb Sweeping Day [traditional Chinese Holiday on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5] | |
วันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว wanM chaL leermR phraH chohnM maH phanM saaR phraH baatL sohmR detL phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR The King's Birthday | |||
| พระราชทานเพลิงศพ | phraH raatF chaH thaanM phleerngM sohpL | cremation ceremony sponsored by the royal family | |
| รดน้ำดำหัว | rohtH naamH damM huaaR | water sprinkling (ceremony) | |
| สาดน้ำ | saatL naamH | to splash; throw water (as during the #12750 holiday) | |
| เทศกาลไหว้พระจันทร์ | thaehtF saL gaanM waiF phraH janM | mid-autumn Moon Festival | |
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