One of the public holidays is celebrated nationwide in Thailand or Mother's Day festival or "Wan Mae Heng Chat".This day is for remembering an obligation of mother and showing faithfulness to Queen Regent Sirikit of Thailand. Becauseof,The Queen like considered as the mother of all Thai people. Thai people respect and pay attention to previous benefactor. So, on 12th August or Queen 's birthday is fixed for Mother's day celebration in Thailand. So,Mother's Day is very important because today Thai people will show that we are loyal to Queen Sirikit and we show that we love and respect our mothers.
Mother's Day is Queen Sirikitr's birthday on August 12th. In 1939 is her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birthday to Colonel Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakorn and Mom Luang Bue Kitiyakorn. Thetitle"Mom Rajawongse" means that she is a child of Mom Chao the most junior class Thai princes and descended from royalty. On Mother's Day, everyone will be wearing blue in honor of the Queen's birthday. Every day of week in Thailand is assigned a color and the Queen was born on Friday which is signified by blue. The Queen's birthday not only represents Mother's Day in Thailand but it is also a national holiday and all banks and government offices will be closed. There will be many celebration throughout Thailand in honor of their Queen who is well loved and revered in the Muslim south of Thailand due to her work promoting tolerance and understanding of the Muslim Minorities in Thailand. The Queen Regent Sirikit is also known for her efforts in reviving Thailand's folk arts and crafts. Her Majesty is support foundation for the promotion of supplementary occupations and related techniques.
There are two symbols for Mother's Day,They are the flower and song of mother day. Everyone hold that the jasmine is the flowers of Mother's Day because the jasmine is white and fragrant compare with immaculate love of mothers. We use the jusmine for respect the mother, and furthermore is song of Mother's Day is "Kah Nam Nom". This song tells about a mothercraft, an obligation of mothers and love of mothers.Everywhere that has exhibition about mother's day will use the song of mother's day for create feeling of love our mother.
on Mother's Day, everyone will have activities with their mothers and families. This day in the morning, most of the Thai people like to make merit by presents food to a Buddhist priest and listens Buddhist sermons at a temple. Someone take mother and families go to travel in interesting place. Then, many schools in Thailand set place for Mother's Day celebration. Mothers will go to Thai schools and children will say little speeches about their love to their mothers. Then the children stand in front of their mothers and pay at re
spect to her feet and show their love towards their mother.In 12th August of years or Mother's Day is the important day for remembering benevolence of the mother and expressing love with her. This day is the day of love between mother and her children,and Thai people will dedicate loyalty to Queen Regent Sirikit.
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3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I1zCyqugZ0
Wow! that article is interesting with a beautiful image and dark wallpaper. I can obtain more knowledge about mother day in your blog
ReplyDeleteso I hope you comments my blog too.
There is also Mother's day in Japan.
ReplyDeleteIn Japan, it is the second Sunday in May.
I could learn your tradition.
Thank you.
I interested other country's public holidays.
ReplyDeleteI've never known about song of Mother's Day in Thailand before.I want to listen it!
In japan, the second Sunday in May of every year is Mother'sDay.
Thank you so much for your imformation.
Your pictures are so powerful. In the last picture it show that how care of a woman call “Mother” give to her little baby and I think nothing in this world can descript it. In this day it’s important to every family and it’s very important to me too. Please show your love and give her a big hug. Nothing she wants from you just only be her good baby that’s enough!!
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting!
ReplyDeleteJapanase mother's day's flowercarnation.
Iwant to give my mother jasmine for next mothe's day:)
I did not know when Thai's mothers day is. I thought same as Japan but it was different.
ReplyDeleteIn Japan, we give some carnations to our mother instead jasmines. This year, I want to try to give some jasmines to my mum. Haha!!
Hi! Your blog is intersting, but if your blog have a Kah Nam Nom song this blog will be very good. ^^' Mother's Day is very important for me. In that day, I must give a garland to my mom and said that "I love you" every year.
ReplyDeleteIf it is possible everyone should tell to love your mother every day. eiei :D*
Mother's Day is very important for all mothers. In my opinion, Jasmine is an excellent choice to symbolize the day. It is pure, delicate, and sweet-smelling, like my mother:-)
ReplyDeletewe celebrate our mother in japanese mother's day. It's a little diferent between Thailand and Japan. I didn't know it.
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