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Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar, thus the exact date of the festival changes every year. In the Western calendar this usually falls in the month of November.
Loi Krathong: ลอยกระทง: Note that Loi Krathong dates are based on the Lanna (Northern Thailand) Lunar Calendar which is two months later than the Thai Lunar Calendar. Loy Krathong is actually on the second month of the Lanna calendar which is the 12th month of the central Thai calendar.
The date, which at the present falls on the 17th of April, has slowly drifted over the centuries. In the 20th century, the New Year's Day fell on April 15 or 16th but in the 17th century, it fell on April 9 or 10th. [13] Thailand and Cambodia no longer use the traditional lunisolar calendar to mark the New Year's Day.
Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2025 in Thailand. The year 2025 is reckoned as the year 2568 in Buddhist Era , the Thai calendar. Incumbents
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The boat racing festival called Boun Suang Heua [1] or Boun Xuang Heua (Lao: ບຸນຊ່ວງເຮືອ [bùn sūa̯ŋ.hɯ́a̯]) or Loy Krathong (Lao ...
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Songkran festival is, therefore, a celebration of the New Year in accordance with the solar calendar. The celebration covers a period of three days: 13 April is regarded as Maha Songkran , the day that the sun moves into Aries on the zodiac or the last day of the old year.