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The culture of Thailand is a unique blend of various influences that have evolved over time. [1] Local customs, animist beliefs , Buddhist traditions, and regional ethnic and cultural practices have all played a role in shaping Thai culture.
A row of gilded Garudas and Nāgas on the base of the Ubosot at Wat Phra Kaew.. Thai art refers to a diverse range of art forms created in Thailand from prehistoric times to the present day, including architecture, sculpture, painting, textiles, decorative arts, crafts, ceramics, and more.
Siraporn Nathalang (ed), Thai Folklore: Insights Into Thai Culture, Chulalongkorn University Press, 2000, ISBN 978-974-346-046-3. Jacques Ivanoff, The Cultural Roots of Violence in Malay Southern Thailand: Comparative Mythology; Soul of Rice; Volume 1: The Tutelary Figures of Malay Political Heroism. White Lotus, 2011, ISBN 978-974-480-162-3.
Thai Theravada Buddhism and Hindu cultures merged, and Hindu elements were introduced into Thai iconography. Popular figures include the four-armed figure of Vishnu ; the garuda (half man, half bird); the eight-armed Shiva ; elephant-headed Ganesh ; the Nāga , which appears as a snake, dragon or cobra; and the ghost-banishing giant Yaksha .
In Thailand, Songkran refers to the sun's annual passing into the Aries constellation, the first sign of the Zodiac, which marks the traditional start of the new year. Occurring in mid-April after the rice harvest, it is a time when people reunite with their families and pay their respects to older adults, ancestors, and sacred Buddha images.
National symbols of Thailand are the symbols that are used in Thailand to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life, history and biodiversity. In addition to the country's official emblems, there are three officially proclaimed national symbols, listed in a declaration of the Office of the ...
The national and royal symbol of Thailand is Garuda, the mount of Lord Vishnu. [15] Thailand uses the Garuda (Thai: ครุฑ, khrut) as its national symbol, known as the Phra Khrut Pha, meaning "Garuda, the vehicle (of Vishnu)," also used as the symbol of royalty. [16] It adorns the banknote of thai currency - the Baht - as well. [17]
Thai traditional games (Thai: การละเล่นพื้นบ้าน) have been an integral part of Thai culture and traditions since ancient times. The Sukhothai period marked the earliest known traditional games in Thailand, as recorded in the stone inscription of King Ramkhamhaeng. [1]