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13
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Thep Krasa Tri-Thao Sri Sunthon Festival
is held on 13 March yearly in memory of the two heroines who led
the defense of the island against the Burmese in 1785. Many
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April |
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13
Turtle
Release Fair
is held on Songkran, the nationwide Thai water festival, on April
13. It is also the National Fisherman's Day. Baby turtles are
released into the sea at various beaaches in Phuket. |
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May |
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Seafood
Festival
is designed to publicize the delicious seafood of Phuket
and attract visitors during the rainy season. It is held around
May every year, and the activities include a Marine Tourism
Resources Parade, demonstrations of regional cuisines,
cultural shows and of course seafood, where you can get from
several seafood stalls. |
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June |
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Chao
Le Boat Floating Festival
falls during the middle of the sixth and eleventh lunar months
yearly. The fest is held at the Chao Le, or Sea Gipsy, villages in
Phuket.
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Rawai and Sapam villages hold their ceremonies on the 13th; Sire
village celebrates on the 14th; and the village at Laem La (east
of the bridge on Phuket's northern tip) celebrates on the 15th.
Ceremonies, which center around the setting adrift of small boats
similar to the Thai Festival of Loy Krathong, are held at night
and their purpose is to drive away evil and to bring good luck.
Fingernail clipping and strands of hair are put in the little
boats before being released, along with little dolls fashioned
from wood representing people. The boats float away, and
symbolizing of all unlucky things floating away. Afterwards, the
villagers perform their famous dance round their own boats, called
the Ram Rong Ngeng. |
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June 1, 2002 - July 31, 2002 |
Amazing
Thailand Grand Sales, Grand Service
This is a shopping festival held for the whole two
months, June and July.
It will
offering generous discounts for visitors to shop till they
drop. So that will be a good occasion for people like shopping.
Over 750 participating shops and department stores nationwide will
provide up to 80% discounts on various products. Special
promotions will also be offered by several hotels, restaurants,
amusement parks, tour operators and car rental companies.
For more extra value, check out for special promotional offers for
"Made-In-Thailand" products. Many discount weeks will take place
in Bangkok, but this fun shopping carnival will not be limited
only in the capital. It will also include major tourist
destinations such as Chiang Mai (June 1-4), Udon Thani (June 6-9),
Hat Yai (June 13 – 16), and Pattaya (June 27 – 30). Just make your
visit to Thailand during the Amazing Thailand Grand Sales, Grand
Service Festival, and experience for yourself what
‘value-for-money’ really means. |
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August |
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Por
Tor Festival
This is an ancestor's festival of the ethnic Chinese that falls on
the seventh Chinese lunar month, which is the same as the ninth
lunar month of the Thais (usually in September, but year 2002 in
August)). Special foods, flowers and candles are presented to the
ancestor's altars. Cakes in the shape of turtles are made from
flour. This is done because turtles live to great age and it is
believed that by making such offering worshippers may extend the
length of their lives. It is an important merit-making festival. |
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October |
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October
5, 2002 - October 14, 2000 |
Phuket
Vegetarian Festival
 is held
from the first through the ninth nights of the ninth Chinese lunar
month; that is, in September or October. (usually in October). It
was first celebrated in 1825, when a troupe of actors enacted
these rites toward off a plague. The drama troupe once got a
malaria attack and therefore they committed themselves to a 9-day
vegetarian diet to pay homage to the Nine Emperor Gods (the Star
Deities) to restore their good health. Since then the practice has
been carried on until present day.
Vegetarian food is eaten by participants and white clothes worn
during the period of the fest. Self utilization is practiced by
those whose bodies become the temporary residence of powerful
gods. Parades of worshippers brave fireworks while carrying images
through the street; others walk on fire or climb bladed ladders.
Participants number in the thousands. The whole forms one of the
most bizarre festivals in Thailand.
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November |
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November 1, 2002 |
Tourist
Season Opening Festival
/Phuket Travel Fair
is usually called the Patong Beach Carnival in English according
to from the place where celebrations occur, and is held on . It is
a colorful festival with many stalls with merchandise and food,
parades, sports event, and a beauty competition for foreign
tourists. The fest is held to cement solidarity among the
government, the private business sector, and the people, but also
to celebrate the official opening of the tourist season in Phuket.
Patong Beach is is the center of several tourism activities on
Phuket, why this welcoming festival is held just there. |
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November 19, 2002 |
Loykrathong
& Candle Festival
This is a fascinating festival celebrated in the 12th
lunar month. Rivers and canals of Thailand are illuminated with
hundreds of candle-lit floats released to pay homage to the River
Goddess, Mae Kong Ka.
The influece of this festival is believed to come from Deepavali,
the Brahmin lantern and float festival held to pay homage to
Trimurati (Three Supreme Gods) in Hindu religion.
During the Ly Krathong night people will bring their lotus-shaped
floats, called Krathongs to nearby rivers or canals. The Krathongs
are made of local materials, especially leafs from the banana
trees. Flowers, incense and candles will be placed in the boats
during this night and after people has made a wish they float
their Krathongs into the rivers or canals. Sins, bad luck and all
the sufferings are believed to be carried away with the Kratongs
when they will be floating away.
Fireworks, folk entertainment and much more are also held after
people has floating their Kratongs away. The Loy Krathong festival
is celebrated widely across the country.
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November 30, 2002 |
Laguna
Phuket Triathlon
This annual year end event sees the world's top triathletes and
hundreds of amateurs competing for prize money and placing on the
world triathlon circuit. The course, which includes swimming,
bicycling, and running through the beautiful natural surroundings
of Laguna Phuket in Tambon Choeng Thale, takes from two-and-a-half
to five hours to complete. |
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December |
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December
5, 2002 - December 12, 2002 |
Phuket
King's Cup Regatta
was first held in 1987 in honor of His Majesty's 60th birthday.
The King of Thailand is a noted boating enthusiast and yachts come
from around the world to participate in the competition, which is
the largest and one of the most popular sailing events in
Southeast Asia. It is held yearly on the anniversary of His
Majesty's birthday, 5 December. Site of the regatta is Nai Han
Beach. |
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Provided by Tourism
Authority of Thailand
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