Gin Jay Festival

Gin Jay

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October 13th 2007
It’s been hot for the past few days. The cool rain this evening is welcome. Across the street, there is nothing but the chanting of the monks to accompany the weary and bloodied “warriors” as they return home from the Gin Pat festival, or Vegetarian festival that runs from the 10th to the 19th of October this year. Our village has many Chinese Thai members so we are in the middle of many o ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more