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Festival and Celebrations Manual in January

Festival for the month of January 2005, (Tourism Authority of Thailand).

TAT Tennis Invitational 2005, January 2, 2005, Chiang Mai.

Welcome to visit Thailand and Happy New Year, Jan. - Dec. , 2005, Bangkok

Chiang Mai Winter Fair, December 28, 2005 - January 4, 2005, Chiang Mai City Hall, Chiang Mai.

New Year's Celebrations, Jan. 1, 2005.

The 8th Mekong Friendship Festival, January, 2005, Chiang Rai

Nakhon Pathom Food and Fruit Fair, January 5 - 11, 2005, Phra Pathom Chedi , Nakhon Pathom

Muang Sam Mok Fair, January 2005, Mae Hong Son

Borsarng Umbrell Festival & San Kamphaeng Handicrafts Festival, Jan. 18 - 20, 2005, Chiang Mai

The Phetchabun Sweet Tamarind Festival, 12 - 19 January 2005.

Phra That Phanom Homage-Paying Fair, January 21 - 29, 2005, Phra That Phanom Temple, Nakhon Phanom

Paying Homage to the Foot Print of Lord Buddha, January 14 - 28, 2005, Saraburi

The Celebration of Phra Buddha Chinnarat, Jan 18 – 24, 2005, Phitsanuloke.

Don Jadi Day Memorial Fair, January 21 - February 1, 2005, Supranburi

Tawai Village Wood Carving Fair, January 25 - 28, 2005, Tawai Village, Chiang Mai

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Borsarng Umbrell Fair & Sankampaeng Handicrafts Festival, Chiang Mai, Jan. 18 - 20, 2005,

Almost everyone in the small village of Bo Sang, near Chiang Mai, derives a livelihood from making gaily painted paper umbrellas. Thai fair, held on the main strret, celebrates traditional skills and features contests, exhibitions, stalls selling umbrellas and other handicrafts, and the beayty contest of Miss Bo Sang.

The Phetchabun Sweet Tamarind Festival, Jan. 12 - 19, 1998, The Phetchabun Province Stadium, Muang District

The sweet tamarind festival is held annually in Phetchabun which prides itself for cultivating the sweetest and highest quality tamarinds. Activities are organized as the tamarind is considered a vital economic crop and also to promote the development of the tamarind and its by-products. Agricultural competitions are held, as well as beauty contests, cultural performances and any other forms of entertainment. The sweet tamarinds from Phetchabun's various districts are also for sale.

January 1, New Year's -- Monks gather on the Phramane Grounds in Bangkok to receive offerings from devout Buddhists, most of whom give food, , and marked by early-morning Buddhist merit-making, and afternoon and evening folk entertainment.

CHIANG MAI WINTER FAIR

December 28, 1998 - January 4, 2005

Chiang Mai City Hall, Chiang Mai

This annual festival is held at Chiang Mai’s city hall. It features a variety of products for sale, especially handicrafts; a Miss Chiang Mai beauty contest, and entertainment. Everything comes alive at night.

Please contact TAT Northern Office: Region 1 Tel: (053) 248-604,248-607,241-466 Fax : (053) 248-605

E-mail Address:tatcnx@samart.co.th

FESPIC GAMES, January 10-16, 2005

Thammasat University Sports Complex Rangsit Campus, Hua Mark Sports Complex and National Stadium; Bangkok

The 7th Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (FESPIC) is to be held in Bangkok from January 10-16,2005. FESPIC Games are being organized in order to promote rehabilitation, self-sufficiency, mutual understanding and recognition of problems related to the disabled. There will be 15 sports to be contested. The theme of this game is "Equality in One World".

THE 7th MEKONG FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL, January 15-17, 2005

Head Chiang Rai (Riverside Area & Promenade), Chiang Rai

The people of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand come together to enjoy arts & cultural performances, exhibitions, and souvenir sales.

TAWAI VILLAGE WOOD CARVING FAIR, January 25 - 28, 2005

Tawai Village, Chiang Mai

This fair features demonstrations, contests and sales of wood carvings and local handicrafts, and includes local folk performances and a procession highlighting the complete range of popular northern Thai wood crafts.

NAKHON PATHOM FOOD AND FRUIT FAIR, January 5 - 11, 2005

Phra Pathom Chedi , Nakhon Pathom

Thailand’s largest Buddhist monument the 127-metre high Phra Pathom Chedi, is the site of this fair featuring a wide range of fruits that grow in the province. In addition, there are food product contests, handicraft sales and demonstrations, Nakhon Pathom cultural performances, tourism activities and shows.

DON CHEDI MEMORIAL FAIR, January 23 - February 1, 2005

Don Chedi Memorial Plaza, Suphan Buri

In 1592 at Don Chedi, King Naresuan the Great of Ayutthaya won a famous elephant-back duel against the leader of an enemy force, a historic event that led to the liberation of the kingdom from foreign occupation. This fair commemorates the momentous event with historical exhibitions and outdoor entertainment, in the high spirits characteristic of all Thai festivals.

PHRA THAT PHANOM HOMAGE-PAYING FAIR, January 21 - 29, 2005

Phra That Phanom Temple, Nakhon Phanom

Nakhon Phanom., on the bank of the Mekong River, is the site of the famous Phra That Phanom which enshrines a relic of the Lord Buddha and is regarded as a symbol of northeastern Thailand. This annual seven-day fair attracts thousands of devotees who pay homage at the shrine and enjoy numerous forms of entertainment.

Chinese New Year and Dragon & Lion Parade, Pak Nam Pho,Jan. 21 - Feb. 1, 1998, Nakhon Sawan

Chinese New Year is a very ancient tradition, and it is celebrated all over the world wherever there Chinese communicaties. There are a lot of Chinese people living Nakhon Sawan so Chinese New Year is very important here.

The crowning feature for the celebrations is the Sacred Golden Dragon, which is more than 56 metres long and supported by 150 dancers.

The parade will not only feature the Speclacular Golden Dragon but also the Chinese Lion Dance, with lions from 5 countries : China, Hong Kong, Malasia, Singapore and Vietnam.

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