{"id":3109,"date":"2017-01-04T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T18:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2017-01-04T18:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T18:07:28","slug":"thai-holidays-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/thai-holidays-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Holidays 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\">There are many holidays throughout the year in Thailand, many of them Buddhist in nature. The country also celebrates its own traditional New Year in addition to January 1st. Thai people\u00a0celebrate the birthday of their beloved late King Bhumibol and his wife Queen Sirikit as their respective Father&#8217;s and Mother&#8217;s Days. Get ready for the year ahead by learning all of the Thai holidays as well as their names in Thai. Links to more detailed posts are provided where available.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">January 1<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">New Year\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e02\u0e36\u0e49\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e35\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan k\u00eaun bpee m\u00e0i<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">February 11 (observed on 13)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/makha-bucha-day\/\">Makha Bucha Day\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e06\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan maa-k\u00e1-boo-chaa<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">April 6<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Chakri Day<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e08\u0e31\u0e01\u0e23\u0e35<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan j\u00e0k-gree<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2417\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690.jpg\" aria-label=\"G0582690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2417\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2417\"  alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690-350x193.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Songkran parade on Ko Pha-Ngan.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">April 13-15 (observed on 17)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/an-introduction-to-songkran\/\">Songkran\/Thai New Year<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e07\u0e01\u0e23\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan s\u014fng-graan<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating Songkran on Koh Pha Ngan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gKP5zfYw7qU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Check out some Songkran highlights in this short video.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">May 1<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/labor-day-in-thailand\/\">National Labor Day<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e41\u0e23\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e48\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">wan raeng ngaan h\u00e0eng ch\u00e2at<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">May 5<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/coronation-day-in-thailand\/\">Coronation Day\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e09\u0e31\u0e15\u0e23\u0e21\u0e07\u0e04\u0e25<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan ch\u00e0t-mong-kon<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2326\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/03\/N.-Thailand-134.jpg\" aria-label=\"N. Thailand 134\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2326\" class=\"wp-image-2326\"  width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/ alt=\"N. Thailand 134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/03\/N.-Thailand-134.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/03\/N.-Thailand-134.jpg 488w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/03\/N.-Thailand-134-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A day to honor Buddha and his teachings.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">May 10<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/vesak\/\">Visakha Bucha<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e27\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e02\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan w\u00ed-s\u0103a-k\u00e0-boo-chaa<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">May 12<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/royal-ploughing-ceremony\/\">Royal Ploughing Ceremony<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e0a\u0e21\u0e07\u0e04\u0e25<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>wan p\u00eaut mong-kon<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">July 8 (observed on 10)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/asahna-bucha-day\/\">Asahna Bucha <\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e2c\u0e2b\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan aa-s\u0103an-h\u00e0-boo-chaa<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">July 11<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Khao Phansa Day<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e23\u0e29\u0e32<\/span> wan k\u00e2o pan-s\u0103a<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">August 12 (observed on 14)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">The Queen\u2019s Birthday<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e09\u0e25\u0e34\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e23\u0e29\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e40\u0e14\u0e47\u0e08\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e19\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2f\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e21\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e19\u0e35\u0e19\u0e32\u0e16<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan-ch\u00e0-l\u0115rm-pr\u00e1-chon-m\u00e1-pan-s\u0103a-s\u014fm-d\u00e8t-pr\u00e1-naang-j\u00e2o pr\u00e1-bor-rom-raa-ch\u00ed-nee-n\u00e2at<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">October 23<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/chulalongkorn-day-in-thailand\/\">Chulalongkorn Day<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e34\u0e22\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan bp\u00ec-y\u00e1-m\u00e1-h\u0103a-r\u00e2at<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2451\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0307.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC 0307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2451\"  alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"550\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0307.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0307.jpg 369w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/05\/DSC_0307-235x350.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many portraits of the king in Thailand.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">December 5<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/the-kings-birthday-in-thailand\/\">The King\u2019s Birthday\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"s1\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e09\u0e25\u0e34\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e23\u0e29\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e17\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e40\u0e14\u0e47\u0e08\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan ch\u00e0-l\u0115rm-pr\u00e1-chon-m\u00e1-pan-s\u0103a pr\u00e1-b\u00e0at-s\u014fm-d\u00e8t-pr\u00e1-j\u00e2o-y\u00f2o-h\u016da<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">December 10 (observed on 11)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Constitution Day<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e10\u0e18\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e19\u0e39\u0e0d<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan r\u00e1t-t\u00e0-tam-m\u00e1-noon<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">December 31<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">New Year\u2019s Eve<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e49\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e35<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">wan s\u00een bpee<\/h3>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re all set to enjoy all of the many holidays that Thailand has to offer in 2017! If you want to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-thai\/\">learn Thai<\/a>, we&#8217;ve got you covered with lots more resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690-350x193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690-350x193.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/04\/G0582690.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>There are many holidays throughout the year in Thailand, many of them Buddhist in nature. The country also celebrates its own traditional New Year in addition to January 1st. Thai people\u00a0celebrate the birthday of their beloved late King Bhumibol and his wife Queen Sirikit as their respective Father&#8217;s and Mother&#8217;s Days. 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