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Thai Ghost’s Permission
Posted by lingofacts | Mar 14, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Water Festival Anyone
by lingofacts | Mar 31, 2017 | Culture | 0 |
As one of the hottest countries, Thailand celebrates Songkran – one of the world’s largest water festival. It is celebrated in April and signals the Thai New Year.
Read MoreWorld’s Most Expensive Cocktail
by lingofacts | Mar 31, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Thailand is home to The Valentine’s Cocktail in The Vivaldi Restaurant. It costs 540,000 baht or 15000 US Dollars, making it the most expensive cocktail in the world.
Read MoreThai’s Holiest Part
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
For Thai people, head is the holiest part of the body and should not be touched – even a child’s.
Read MoreThai Alphabet
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Language | 0 |
The Thai alphabet has 32 vowels and 44 consonants.
Read MoreVenice of the East
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | History | 0 |
Bangkok was formally nicknamed as the “Venice of the East” because it was once crisscrossed by dozens of canals and its buildings stood on stilts.
Read MoreAnnual Monkey Buffet in Thailand
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
One of the festivals in Thailand is the annual Monkey Buffet, held in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple. More than 600 monkeys are invited to feast on over two tonnes of different cuisine.
Read MoreFeet Tradition in Thailand
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Traditionally in Thailand, feet are considered lowly because they symbolize an attachment to the ground, which is a cause for human suffering. Feet must always be tucked underneath the body.
Read MoreSiamese Wedding Gifts
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Giving a pair of Siamese cats to a bride on her wedding day is a gesture of good luck to her marriage. Siamese cats originated in Thailand where they are called “Wichian Mat”, meaning “Moon Diamond”.
Read MoreThailand’s Two National Anthems
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
There are two national anthems in Thailand. One for the royal family and one for its citizens. The Royal Anthem is called Sansoen Phra Barami and the National Anthem is Phleng Chat Thai.
Read MoreThailand Meaning
by lingofacts | Mar 30, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Thailand’s name in the Thai language is Prathet Thai, which means “Land of the Free.” It is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by a European nation.
Read MoreThai Ghost’s Permission
by lingofacts | Mar 14, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Overnight visitors to a Thai home should ask permission from the phra phum (spirit ghost of the land) to stay in the house. The visitor would then thank the ghost when they left.
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