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Thailand [c] was known by outsiders prior to 1939 as Siam. [d] According to George Cœdès, the word Thai means 'free man' in the Thai language, "differentiating the Thai from the natives encompassed in Thai society as serfs".
Since Thailand is a majority Buddhist country, elephants are portrayed as sacred animals from their special symbolism in the practice of Buddhism. Many artworks in Thai royal palaces and temples have drawings of elephants on the paintings on the walls. In 1917, Thailand's official flag was a white elephant in the middle of the scarlet background.
Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงวชิรญาณสังวร; RTGS: Somdet Phra Sangkharat Chao Kromma Luang Wachirayannasangwon; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013), né Charoen Khachawat (Thai: เจริญ คชวัตร) [1] and dharma name Suvaḍḍhano ...
(Wan Chang Thai) 1999 The observance was suggested by the Asian Elephant Foundation of Thailand and submitted to the Coordinating Subcommittee for the Conservation of Thai Elephants. The date was chosen because the Royal Forest Department designated the white elephant as the national animal of Thailand on 13 March 1963. Adopted 26 May 1998. [25]
F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (Thai: F4 Thailand : หัวใจรักสี่ดวงดาว Boys Over Flowers; RTGS: Huachai Rak Si Duangdao) is a Thai romantic series starring Tontawan Tantivejakul, Vachirawit Chivaaree, [1] Jirawat Sutivanichsak, Metawin Opas-iamkajorn and Hirunkit Changkham.
Thai temple art and architecture is the art and architecture of Buddhist temples in Thailand. Temples are known as wat s, from the Pāḷi vāṭa , meaning "enclosure". A temple has an enclosing wall that divides it from the secular world.
The eighth season of the Thai reality television show, The Voice Thailand premiered on September 16, 2019, [1] on PPTV and LINE TV. Kong Saharat, Jennifer Kim, Joey Boy and Pop Pongkool returning as coaches from the previous season. The show hosted by Songsit Rungnopphakhunsi.
In Thailand, Māgha Pūjā is designated as a national holiday, [44] [41] on which sale of alcohol has been strictly prohibited since 2015. [45] [46] On the evening of Māgha Pūjā, urban temples in Thailand hold a candlelight procession and circumambulation around the main ubosot called a wian thian (wian meaning to circle around; thian ...