Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - Does anyone know what traditional festivals there are in Thailand, preferably all the festivals in a year?

Does anyone know what traditional festivals there are in Thailand, preferably all the festivals in a year?

Jiuhuangzhai Festival: held in September and October every year and celebrated for nine consecutive days. During the nine days and nights in Jiuhuangzhai, the believers in Jiuhuangzhai changed to vegetarianism, stopped entertainment activities and held various celebration ceremonies in the five major Buddhist temples in the city. The streets are filled with all kinds of vegetarian sacrifices and food, with yellow flags or yellow paper with the words "Zhai Qing" on it, for good believers to take off gorgeous clothes, put on clean white clothes and trousers, take a sincere bath, go to the Buddhist temple to burn incense, and worship Buddha on the 9th, praying for good luck, peace and all the best. The celebration reached its climax on the last night. The ceremony started at midnight and lasted all night.

Songkran Festival: National flags are hoisted all over the country, Buddhists and monks are bathed, water is sprinkled on elders, and prayers are prayed. Therefore, people also call this festival "Water-splashing Festival". As the New Year in Thailand, the Songkran Festival has many wonderful sustenance. One is gratitude, thanking and highlighting those who do good deeds and those who are beneficial to society; Second, loyalty to ancestors; The third is to remember your responsibility to your family; There are also praises for Buddhism and monks; Finally, there are people who advocate kindness and generosity. The annual Songkran Festival is held from April 13 to 15 every year. In the traditional Songkran Festival, the first ceremony in the morning is prayer, and the younger generation lines up to pay tribute to their elders, hoping to get their blessings and good luck in the coming year. These three days, the whole country is very lively, and large-scale celebrations and "Miss Songkran Festival" beauty pageant are being held everywhere. In the streets and alleys of Bangkok, locals and tourists huddle together and splash water on each other, especially in hot weather, getting wet can cool off the heat. During the Songkran Festival, the most lively place to splash water in Bangkok is the Royal Square near the Grand Palace. Water guns, masks and water pipes are all fighting. Some people are not only soaked to the skin, but also "hung up", that is, white talcum powder is painted all over their faces. The most worthwhile place in the country is Chiang Mai. Songkran Festival is fun, auspicious and happy.

Loi krathong: This is the most meaningful and mysterious festival among Thai people. It is held on the evening of1February 15 in the Thai calendar every year. During this period after the rainy season, Thailand is a beautiful season with high water and bright moon in the sky. The most lively and grand place in Thailand to celebrate loi krathong is Sukhothai City, the ancient capital of Sukhothai Dynasty and the birthplace of water lanterns. There is an ancient temple in the ancient city, which is located on an island in the middle of the lake. During the festival, citizens and tourists gather here to put on water lanterns. The celebration began with the design of water lanterns and the beauty contest of Miss Water lanterns, and there were parades of elephants, horses and floats dressed in costumes, which made people feel as if they had returned to the ancient Sukhothai era. The annual loi krathong in Thailand, which is spread all over the country, is charming and full of romance, and people spend this festival happily. In the evening, it is the beautiful scenery of Roy cartoon. People come to various rivers and ports to put water lights, and the lights of rivers and rivers are scattered all over the place. Young men and women are affectionate, women pray for a husband, and men expect a beautiful partner. The general public, on the other hand, thanked the gods of heaven and earth and water for giving them edible water in the past year, and expressed regret for the pollution thrown into the river, praying for forgiveness of sins and a happy life for Kangning.

Spring ploughing festival: May is the annual spring ploughing festival in Thailand. The Thai nation has been an agricultural country since ancient times, and the agricultural population still accounts for about 80% of the Thai population. Therefore, the whole country regards this day as a grand festival, and the king, members of the royal family and government leaders will attend the spring ploughing festival ceremony held in Wangjiatian, Bangkok. And declared this day a national holiday as a grand gesture. The spring ploughing festival in Thailand began in Sukhothai dynasty and has been held grandly in all previous dynasties, and has continued to this day. This is a festival to pray for good weather and good harvest in agriculture. The day before the Spring Farming Festival, the king and members of the royal family first went to the Jade Buddha Temple to preside over the Buddhist ceremony, and the ten-letter monk recited the auspicious sutra. Then the king presented holy water, imperial ring and imperial sword to the Minister of Agriculture at the spring ploughing ceremony. At the same time, the "master ploughman" and "four fairies" who will attend the spring ploughing ceremony the next day also went to the Jade Buddha Temple to worship the Jade Buddha and receive the king's blessing. The "main ploughman" is the minister of agriculture, and the "four fairies" are female scientists of agriculture and forestry in the Ministry of Agriculture. The holy water given by the king is used to bathe before the "Four Fairys" ceremony. At 7: 30 in the morning of the Spring Farming Festival, the "Master Pear Officer", "Four Fairys" and the ancient band led by Brahmins set out from the Jade Buddha Temple. Among the four fairies, there are two baskets with gold and silver, which are filled with the best king seeds in the palace. The band played all the way to the Wangjiatian ceremony venue, waiting for the arrival of the king. At about eight o'clock, the ceremony of the Spring Farming Festival began. At first, the king and queen lit incense and candles to worship the gods, and then the main farmers worshipped the gods and prayed for divination of the rainfall that year. Three pieces of white cloth are used to predict rainfall. The first piece is one meter long, which means that there is a lot of rainfall, a bumper harvest in the plateau and a poor harvest in the lowlands. The second piece of cloth is one meter and fifty-five, which predicts abundant rainfall and bumper harvest in paddy fields. The third piece of cloth is half a meter long, and it is predicted that there will be less rainfall, a good harvest in the lowlands and a poor harvest in the highlands. The main plowman drew a piece of cloth and estimated the rainfall and harvest of that year. After the rain divination, two sacred cows were brought to the king to be powdered, and then the sacred cows, the master ploughman, the four fairies and the ancient band led by Brahman began to practice. Master Geng Guan rushed the sacred cow to loosen the soil, plow the field, sow seeds and cover the soil for three times, and then the four fairies sowed 40 kilograms of rice seeds. After the cultivation, the sacred cow was taken to the divination platform of the Royal Brahman astrology, and seven kinds of foods, such as rice, corn, mung bean, sesame, grass, water and wine, were selected to predict the bumper harvest of these foods in that year. If you choose draft and grass, it symbolizes abundant rain and good weather; If you choose to eat wine, it symbolizes convenient transportation and economic prosperity. After the Spring Farming Festival ceremony, the king presented awards to the farmers with the highest rice yield and the best agricultural cooperatives in all provinces last year, and the Spring Farming Festival ceremony ended. At this time, thousands of people from Qian Qian crowded into the square in Wangjiatian to pick up the planted rice seeds. Some children sell the picked rice to farmers from remote areas at high prices. They plant rice in their own fields for good luck and good harvest. "The annual spring ploughing ceremony is grand and has a strong Thai style, attracting many people and tourists from home and abroad to watch.

Buddha Day: short for "Buddhist Festival". Buddhism is called "Four Lents Day" and Thailand is called "Buddha Day". There are four Buddha days every month, which are on the eighth and fifteenth day of the first half of the Thai lunar calendar, namely, the eighth day, the full moon, the 23rd day and the end of the month. There are ***48 Buddha days throughout the year, among which the most important Buddha days are Majiapu Festival on March 15, Visakhapu Festival on June 15 and Ashagahap Festival on August 15. At that time, Buddhists would go to Buddhist temples to hold ceremonies. Killing and gambling were forbidden on that day.

Buddha's Birthday: a traditional Buddhist festival in Thailand, which is held every year on March 15 of the Thai calendar. If it is the year of boudoir, it will be changed to April 15 in the Thai calendar. In Thai, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival is called "Zhadulongjia Shanniba" Festival. According to legend, the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, first preached the teachings to the 1250 Arahant who came to the rally voluntarily on March 15 in the Thai calendar, so it was called a four-party gathering. Buddhists in Thailand, who believe in Hinayana Buddhism, regard this gathering as the day when Buddhism was founded and make a grand commemoration. Buddhists in Thailand began to commemorate the Buddha's birthday as early as the Ayutthaya dynasty. When King V of Bangkok Dynasty arrived, the government began to hold a celebration ceremony, and in 19 13, this day was designated as a festival and became a traditional Buddhist festival for the Thai people. The government also held a ceremony to celebrate the Buddha's birthday, and the king himself attended. On the morning of the 10,000 Buddha Festival, Thai men, women and children brought flowers, incense sticks and alms to nearby temples to give alms, burn incense and worship Buddha. On the festival of ten thousand buddhas, some good men and women still hold the five precepts or eight precepts to show their devotion to Buddhism.

Sambo Buddha Festival: One of the three major Buddhist festivals in Thailand. Every year, August 15 in the Thai calendar, the day before the summer vacation in Thailand, is Asha Shahab Festival. Asha Gehapcha comes from Pali, which means "August Festival". Chinese in Thailand call this festival "Sambo Festival" because it is the day when the Buddha preached for the first time after becoming a monk. The day when there was the first Buddhist disciple; The day when the first monk appeared in the world; It is also the day when the "three treasures" of Buddhism (Buddha and dharma monk) are all ready. Originally, there was no ceremony for this festival. 196 1 year, the Thai Sangha (Sangha Group) made a decision to require Buddhists to perform ceremonies, which were designated as important Buddhist festivals with the consent of the government and the king. Buddhists and Buddhist temples all over the country will hold ceremonies such as observing precepts, listening to scriptures, chanting, preaching and patrolling candles.

Summer Festival: Also known as Sitting Festival, Summer Festival and Rain Festival, it is the most important traditional Buddhist festival in Thailand and is held every year on August 16 of the Thai calendar. Summer festivals are called "Copanza" in Thai. The word comes from Sanskrit, which means "entering" and "crawling" means "rainy season" and "rainy season". The Summer Festival originated from the custom that monks and nuns in ancient India were forbidden to live peacefully during the rainy season. People think that if you go out for three months from August 16 to 1 1 month 15 in the Thai calendar, you should meditate in the temple and get support. This period is called rainy peacetime, and monks and nuns are forbidden to go out. The Thai government stipulates that there will be a national festival to celebrate the summer festival, so that people can participate in activities to celebrate the summer festival. Monks should clean temples and monasteries before the summer festival. On the day of the Summer Festival, the monks in the whole temple held a ceremony of setting a summer ceremony, chanting Buddhist scriptures and "the poor must stay in this temple for three months" three times. Then monks usually confess their mistakes to monks. Afterwards, monasteries and monks exchanged flowers and incense sticks, saluted each other and repented. After the ceremony, the monks began to calm down and study. On the morning of summer festivals, ordinary people usually go to temples to give vegetarian food. Besides fresh meals and dishes, there are also traditional cakes and banana leaves. At the same time, candles, sugarcane water, sugar, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, bath towels and other daily necessities are provided. And make a huge candle that can burn for three months without going out, and send it to the temple together with gongs and drums for monks to use when observing the summer festival. In the evening, people hold flowers and lighted candles, and hold a grand candle patrol ceremony in the temple to observe the climax of summer festivals. During the summer festival, many good men and women will become monks for three months, or listen to monks chanting scriptures every day, or stay at home to show their piety to Buddhism.

Xie Xia Festival: The 1 1 month15th day of the Thai lunar calendar is the annual Xie Xia Festival in Thailand, also known as the Summer Festival, the Rain Festival and the Living Competition Festival. It is one of the important traditional Buddhist festivals in Thailand. At this point, the monks can resume their normal outing after the three-month summer residence expires. On this day, the people held a grand lent in the temple and listened to the monks chanting scriptures. People moved the Buddha statue out of the Buddhist temple and put it in a small movable pavilion. There is a monk's bowl in the Buddha statue. The monks followed the Buddha statue with a monk bowl in their hands, and the faithful men and women sitting in a row put alms into the monk bowl. The vegetarian meal mainly includes rice, dishes, banana powder glutinous rice dumplings and Yata coconut leaf dumplings. When Jinshan Temple in Bangkok fasted, the Buddha moved from Jinshan Temple to the foot of the mountain to fast. In addition, during the Xie Xia Festival, people have to dress monks, keep their clothes and throw yellow cloth.