Every year in October, supermarkets, minimarts, and restaurants begin displaying yellow and red flags, meaning that the food they sell is “je” (เจ) , or proper to eat during the 9-day Vegetarian Festival.
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B’estival: Ba Na Hill’s Oktoberfest (Beer Festival) – FREE BEER
FREE BEER? Beautiful German women? A French village on top of a mountain in central Vietnam? Count me in! B’estival is Ba Na Hill’s answer to Oktoberfest, a huge beer festival in the cool, misty mountains of Da Nang. The best part is, they give the beer away liberally and freely to visitors!
What is Songkran?
It’s the hottest part of the year, and Songkran, the Thai New Year is upon us! Find out the origins of this city-wide water gun fight, where to celebrate, and how to stay safe. Happy Songkran!
Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Bangkok
Thanksgiving Day is just a little over a week away! Find out where to enjoy a real Turkey Day feast in the Big Mango.
VIDEO Celebrating the River Festival at the Temple of the Golden Mount
Late one night, on the full moon early in November, we head to Wat Saket, the Temple of the Golden Mount, to join Loy Krathong – the Thai River Festival.
11 Taboos during the Hungry Ghost Festival
Avoid these 11 things to keep yourself protected from ghosts on the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, believed to be the night of the year when the barrier between our world and the spirit world is at its thinnest point.
The Hungry Ghost Festival – Zhong Yuan Jie – 中元节
Zhong Yuan Jie (中元节), the Hungry Ghost Festival, is often compared to Chinese Halloween. Falling on the fifteenth night of the seventh lunar month, it is believed that on this night the gates of the afterlife are opened for spirits and ghosts to return to the world of the living.
Video: Loy Krathong Festival in Bangkok 2016
This year, we celebrate the Loy Krathong Festival on a smaller scale than before, with a local Loy Krathong celebration at the famous Marble Temple.
Comic #14 – Loy Krathong
We are celebrating the Thai river festival.
What is Loi Krathong?
Loi Krathong is the Thai Festival of Lights. It takes place on the night of the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (almost always November), and next to Songkran Day is one of Thailand’s most important holidays. It is a day to pay respect and show honor to the spirit of the river, which is the lifeblood of Thailand.
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