Spirit House

Along side Buddhism, animism is practiced. Spirit house are placed on a pedestal outside houses and buildings to attract spirits to live there, living the familiy alone while giving them good fortune.

BANGKOK IMPRESSIONS

November 1st 2007
So, I leave BKK: - Impressed by the number of simple street stalls, selling everything but primarily fresh food, and by the fact that vendors weren't pushy at all. Food is everywhere. - With the colors gold, yellow and orange ingraved on my eyes, from the temples, the number of people wearing the color of the monarchy and of the Monks' robes. Buddhism and the Monarchy are sacred to the Thai ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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

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