by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 13, 2024 | Thailand, Culture, Lifestyle, Travel
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Somsak Thepsuthin, wants to seek a Cabinet endorsement of the “wai” becoming Thailand’s official national identity. Wai is the most common greeting used by natives of Thailand. It involves bringing one’s palms together while...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 1, 2023 | Culture, Lifestyle, News, Thailand
Thailand will soon celebrate the inclusion of the Songkran Festival on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The Cultural Promotion Department has confirmed that...
by VF | Apr 12, 2022 | ASEAN, Culture, Lifestyle, Travel
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion. and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word Songkran derives from Sanskrit and means to move or step forward. Songkran takes place...
