Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
May
Leading up to the rainy season, festivals encourage plentiful rains and bountiful har-
vests. This is an underappreciated shoulder season when prices are lower and tour-
ists are few.
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
This ceremony employs astrology and ancient Brahman rituals to kick off the rice-planting
season. Sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and part the ground of Sanam Luang
in Bangkok. The ritual was revived in the 1960s by the king.
Visakha Bucha
The holy day of Visakha Bucha
(wí·săh·kà boo·chah,
on the 15th day of the waxing moon
in the sixth lunar month, commemorates the date of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and
parinibbana
(passing away).
