Sawatdee ka, Every year the Loy Kratong Festival falls on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month, this year the festival falls on the 10th of November.The festival originally started from the Sukhothai period a symbolic tradition, as one floats away their Kratong at the same time it releases bad luck or vibes, [...]
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Thai Traditional Ceremony – Water Pouring
พิธีหลั่งน้ำพระพุทธมนต์ (Water pouring) The water pouring is the most important part of the Thai wedding ceremony as during this part the couple officially become husband (สามี [saa-mee]) and wife (ภรรยา [pan-ra-ya]). Traditionally, this was all that was required to validify the marriage, but nowadays the couple are also required to obtain a marriage certificate [...]
Thai Traditional Ceremony – Counting the Dowry
Thai marriage at large and definitely the ceremony of traditional Thai wedding interlinked with an ancient tradition called sinsod (สินสอด). A custom of paying a dowry (dowery) to compensate a family of bride “for mother’s milk”. A concept of sinsod was initially brought in to ensure that one’s daughter does not marry below her potential [...]
Thai Traditional Ceremony – The Engagement
Traditionally, the engagement is performed well in advance of the wedding, just as in western culture, but recently, it has become common for it to be carried out on the wedding day. The engagement is historically a way of introducing the bride to the groom, who has been selected by her parents and gives a [...]
Thai Traditional Ceremony – symbolic doors
Barring the Groom from approaching the Bride (พิธีกั้นประตู) In order for the wedding to continue, the groom must bring the bride from her room to join him for the Kan Maak ceremony. However, before this can happen, the groom must successfully pass through a number of obstacles that are put in the groom’s way by the [...]
Thai traditional wedding ceremony – Kan Maak
Sawatdii ka, Last Saturday I went to my friends’ wedding. During the Buddhist religious ceremony I thought I would like to share this with everyone, so here I am. According to Thai customs, a couple traditionally becomes engaged during a ceremony known as “Kan Maak“ (ขันหมาก). ’Kan Maak’ means “bowl of betel nuts” . The proceeding begin with [...]
