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Tawai Village Wood Carving Fair
Tawai Village, Chiang Mai
This fair features demonstration, contests and sales of wood
carvings and local handicrafts. Products can be made within
the fair. And includes local folk performances and a procession
highlight on the entire range of popular northern Thai wood
crafts. Hosted by the Tawai village, Hang Dong district.
Bo Sang Umbrella Fair & San Kamphaeng Handicrafts
Festival
Bo Sang Village, Chiang Mai
Almost everyone in the small village of Bo Sang, near Chiang
Mai derives a livelihood from making gaily painted paper umbrellas.
This fair, held on the main street celebrates their traditional
skill and features contests, exhibitions, stalls selling umbrellas
and other handicrafts, and procession decorated by umbrellas
and cycling ladies with umbrellas.
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| February |
Flower
Carnival
Buak Hat Park, Chaing Mai
A festival centered around flowers. Features a parade with
beautiful flower floats, a beauty contest, flower displays.
and judging, gardening techniques, and flowers for sale. Takes
place throughout the main city streets and at Buak Hard Park.
Makha Buccha Day
Nationwide
An important Buddhist holiday honoring the event when 1,250
of Buddha's disciples congregated without previous agreement.
Buddha gave an important sermon at this event. Buddhists
carry flowers, lighted candles, and joss sticks while walking
around a Chedi at the temple three times under the full
moon.
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| April |
Chaing Mai Songkran And Lannathai
Festival
Tha Pae Gate and citywide, Chiang Mai
Traditionally the Thai New Year, this festival is celebrated
by making merit, constructing sand chedis, and pouring
lustral water over respected elders and Buddha images.
As the years went by, it became a part of tradition
to splash water on one and all. It is a city-wide festival,
and one of the most popular in Chiang Mai, so expect
to have a good time and get wet!
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more about Songkran
The Chiang Mai Great Arts and Culture Festival
gathers at one time and at the same location a variety
of important activities relating to Thai culture.
The activities include. April 2-6. A festival of outdoor
music will be held at Three Kings Monument. Open to
the public.
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April 3-6. A fair to promote
Lanna arts and culture at the open space opposite
the Dton Payom Market on Suthep Road. There will be demonstrations
of the various activities of the original lifestyle of the
Lanna people. Stalls will sell various items significant to
the local culture highlighting. Northern cuisine. Daily useful
implements will be on exhibit.
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| May |
Visakha Bucha
Nationwide
A Buddhist holiday, in commemoration of the birth, enlightenment
and death of Buddha. Chiang Mai Buddhists walk up to Suthep
Temple at night to make merit.
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| June |
Intakin Festival
Held at the Chedi Luang Temple, it lasts a week and is used
to ask for peace and for rain to fall during the right seasons.
The temple holds the city pillar which traditionally marks
the center of a town.
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| July |
Asalha Puja
Nationwide
Commenorates the first time that Buddha, his teachings, and
his disciples were present. According to Buddhism, all three
are needed for wholeness. On this day, Buddhists make merit
at temples and sermons are preached.
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Salakpatt
Sept - Oct.
A festival special to North, it involves making merit by taking
necessities to temples without designating which monk is to
receive them. This festival varies slightly from place to
place.
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| November |
Loy
Krathong or Yi Peng
An important Thai festival, it is a way of paying respect
to the goddess of the river for the water that was provided,
and to repent for dirtying the river under the full
moon, creating a beautiful sight. In addition, there
are float contests, boat races, and a beauty contest.
Lanterns similar to balloons are also lighted and sent
drifting up into the sky.
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Loy Krathong
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| December |
Chiang
Mai Food Festival
The Pae Gate, Chiang Mai
A dishes, the n annual festival of Chiang Mai's great demonstrations
on fruit carving and ancient Thai desserts, and beauty Lanna
culture shows. Good food selling at a cheap price.
Chiang Mai
Winter Fair
Annual festival held at the Chiang Mai Government Center.
Featuring a variety of products for sale, especially handicrafts
show a beauty contest and games. Comes alive at night.
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