Travel Reference
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May
The hottest time of year in many parts of the region; escape to northern Vietnam for
springlike weather. This is low season, when visitor numbers drop and prices follow.
Chat Preah Nengkal
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Cambodia determines the forthcoming harvest for the
year. If the royal oxen eat, the harvest will be bountiful; should they refuse, it may spell
drought. Also celebrated at the Royal Palace in Bangkok.
Rocket Festival
Villagers craft bamboo rockets (bang fai) and fire them into the sky to provoke rainfall in
the hope that it will bring a bountiful rice harvest. Mainly celebrated in northeastern Thail-
and and Laos; things can get pretty wild with music, dance and folk theatre. Dates vary
from village to village.
Visaka Bucha
The holy day of Visaka Bucha falls on the 15th day of the waxing moon in the sixth lunar
month and commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinibbana (passing away).
Activities centre around the temple.
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