Thailand: Rich decorated shopping mall at Christmas time
From late November to early January in Thailand is a sign of magic lights, catchy melodies and gifts.
With Christmas in the Christian sense, all this to do of course nothing at all because 95% of Thai's are Buddhist and celebrate only their own Buddhist festivals and public ceremonies incurred during this period and only move the minds of the Thai `s .
such as the Loy Krathong: Glowing thanks to the water goddess
A month earlier, on 24. November, is celebrated throughout Thailand, a festival that, with its multiple candlelight local and external enthusiasm: The Buddhist Loy Krathong in honor of Mae Wassergötin Khongkha. To thank her at the end of the rainy season for the wet element and to apologize for his use and pollution, it is at this originally Hindu custom of small rafts in lotus shape (Krathong) on lakes, rivers or canals, and lets it float (Loy). The messenger from banana or palm leaves are adorned with traditional offerings: flowers, candles and incense sticks (usually there are three: one for Buddha, one for the universal law and one for the Dharma Community of monks).
as the King's birthday on 5 Dezzember: Fireworks of homage
turn a few days later, again in Bangkok's central squares a sea of lights. Before offices, hospitals, corporate headquarters and at traffic junctions portraits of King Bhumipol, Rama IX are. Erected and decorated with light garlands. Around his birthday, 5 December, are held parades, Buddhist rites and other ceremonies to honor the longest reigning monarch in the world. He grants audience to important officials and organized a program of entertainment for the people, the movies, theater, classical, jazz and folk concerts be offered. 2006 and 2007 was all due to the 60-year jubilee of his 80 or Birthday opulent especially from. Highlights are huge, colorful fireworks on five consecutive days.
How much admired the head of the State of Thailand and Thai Buddhists shows at the hundreds of thousands who gather in the vicinity of the great royal palace at the Sanam Luang Square or Rachadamnoen Boulevard. Almost without exception they wear clothes in yellow royal color, wish him a long life and honor him with cheers. With an offering candle in his hand to demonstrate their loyalty to the "sovereign" and sings collectively, the royal anthem, and a celebratory birthday song for months characterizes the public soundscape.
and finally the bright, colorful and blinking: "Christmas in the shopping center` s "
from anywhere are instilled from speakers carols like" Jingle Bells "music from the shopping centers in the ears. Especially in a place where wealthy expats their errands, shops with garish, flashing lights and huge Christmas trees and gingerbread men are decorated. Culinary Christmas classics such as turkey or cookies are easy to obtain, even freshly cut Christmas trees from France you can buy for little money. However, if you even want to become a baker Christmas comes quickly to cultural boundaries: standard ingredients such as grated hazelnuts or almonds can be bought anywhere. Christmas traditions found in the general population even in the big cities and little rainfall in the country at all, only in some Christian churches and schools celebrated a little. And the presents? The there at New Year! Of course not, and this was not shot on New Years Eve again, a battery and light firecrackers in the sky. Particularly popular are gift baskets, filled with fresh fruit, chicken extract and swallow's nest soup. For men, should be there in any case, a large bottle of whiskey with.
SOURCE: DAAD at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
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