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29/01/2024

This December, we will organize a trip to explore Thai towns alongside Mekong River, from Loei, Nong Khai, Nakhon Panom, Lao, and this Star Festival.
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Welcome to Tha Rae, Sakon Nakhon. This is the largest Christian community in Thailand, with the population of around 15,000. The architectural design of colo...

22/01/2024

13/01/2024

Phuket 1953
Phuket Town, Surin Beach, Tha Chat Chai

12/11/2023

30/05/2023

Appreciate tranquility of rural life at Chiang Khan, Loei. What a peaceful silver morning!

09/02/2023

09/02/2023

12/04/2022

Legendary Heritage Trails by Chaya is Back!!

Exclusive Thailand Heritage Trails 14-day Package is now open for booking, with Early Birds Special.

Book before April 20th and get 20% off!

Two weeks Road Trip Expedition from Phuket to Bangkok and vice versa.

All-inclusive Itinerary available from July to November 2022, to explore less popular destinations with surprisingly rich heritage culture, local stories, diverse cuisines, natural resources, and mesmerizing scenery.

You will visit Khao Lak, Ranong, Kraburi, Petchaburi, Kanchanaburi, Sangkhla Buri, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram.
And you will get:

💠 14 nights hotel accommodations
✅ 14 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 12 dinners
❇ 10 full-day excursions
🇹🇭 10 heritage towns
🏘 8 local communities
🙂 3 days at leisure in between with your optional choices
🙋‍♂️ professional tour leader
✳ guided by community experts
⭐ private group, maximum 16
🌐 trips insurance

Email: [email protected] for special offers, complete itinerary, or more information.

11/04/2022

It's Happy New Year Festive now, all over South East Asia!
In Thailand, we say "Sawasdee Pi Mai Kha/khrap" 🙏🏼🙂

Happy New Year & Water Festival Theravāda Buddhism in April 2022!🧡 🇱🇰 🇲🇲 🇹🇭 🇰🇭 🇱🇦 🇲🇾 🇻🇳 🇮🇳 🇨🇳

"Happy Aluth Avurudda" Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Reference:
http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/aluthavurudda.htm
https://tdi.ge/en/page/aluth-avurudda

Sinhala Aluth Avurudda cannot be classified as a religious festival. However customs and rituals associated with Aluth Avurudda have been fashioned according to Buddhist beliefs. April is the month of the traditional Sinhalese New Year for not only Sinhalese people, but for most Sri Lankans. New Year is usually celebrated on 13th or 14th April and traditionally begins after the sun moves from the house of Pisces to the house of Aries, at the appearance of the new moon. This marks the end of the harvest season and the Spring.

"Happy Thingyan" Myanmar 🇲🇲
Reference: Journal of Burma Studies, Volume 12

During Thingyan, which is also called the Burmese Water Festival, people celebrate the Buddhist New Year in a festive fash-ion by sprinkling, or throwing, water on each other to wash away any bad fortune of the past year and “transit” (thingyan in Burmese) to the new year. This celebration is not exclusive to Burma. In fact, the Water Festival is held throughout other Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as by their respective overseas communities. The Burmese version of the festival is based on the myth of Thagyamin, who was originally a Hindu deity recognized as the king of all Burmese local spirits and subsequently incorporated into Burmanized Buddhism. For devout Burmese Buddhists, a common social practice during the Thingyan holiday (which usually lasts three days) is to engage in the Bouda pugjaniya (“Buddha-worship”) ceremony held in a Mon-astery.

"Happy Songkran" Thailand / Orang Siam, Malaysia 🇹🇭🇲🇾
Reference: Ministry of Culture

Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival since the former time. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion,and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word "Songkran" is from Sanskrit, meaning the beginning of a new solar year. In the traditional Thai calendar, this falls in April, when the sun enters Aries. Thus, the Songkran Festival is held to mark the beginning of a new solar year.

"Happy Choul Chnam Thmey" Cambodia / Khmer Krom, Vietnam 🇰🇭🇻🇳
Reference: livingasean.com

Cambodian New Year or Choul Chnam Thmey falls on April 13 through 16. The annual event is celebrated with a multitude of joyful festivities and merit making ceremonies in Buddhism. People often confuse Choul Chnam Thmey with the Cambodian Water Festival, which is an entirely different event. The Water Festival, known as Bon Om Touk, is celebrated with row boat racing in the capital Phnom Penh usually in October or November each year.

"Happy Pi Mai or Sangkhan Khun" Laos 🇱🇦
Reference: Maha Bounhouane Douangpangna. Lao New Year History; Maha Bounthanh Souphanthavong. Lao New Year History; Kheua Yath Association. Lao New Year History

Pi Mai or Songkran( Lao New Year), This festive occasion is held each year from April 13 to 15. In Laos, this is the hottest month of the year and the rainy season is just around the corner. It is the time when people ask for and give each other forgiveness and receive wishes. Lao new years is considered a national holiday in Laos. Government offices are closed for three days to observe the Lao New Year.

"Happy Sangken" Tai-Khamti / Tai-Phake / Tai-Ahom / Tai-Khamyang / Tai-Turung / Tai-Aiton / Tai-Lai, India 🇮🇳
Reference: Arunachal Observer

This festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam as the traditional New Year’s Day during April 14 to 16 by Theravada Buddhist Communities. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars. Though Tai-Khamti mostly celebrate the festival, but Singpho, Tai Khamyang, Tangsa tribes of Arunachal and Tai Phake,Tai Aiton and Tai Turung communities of Assam also celebrate it.

"Happy Sangkan" Tai-Lue 🇨🇳
Reference: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 10 • No. 7 • July 2020

For the Dai or Tai-Lue, the De’ang and the Achang nationalities in Yunnan, China, the Water-Splashing Festival is their traditional festival. It is called “Len He Sang Kan” in Dai language, meaning “the New Year’s Day in June”. The festival is usually celebrated in late June or early July on the Dai calendar (mid April of the Gregorian calendar), and is the New Year’s Day on the Dai calendar, which is also as important as the Christmas celebration to people in the West. The festival lasts for three days. The main activities include dragon-boat racing, fireworks setting off, water splashing, fair going and cloth-bundle throwing.

18/03/2022

Some good news!

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today approved the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April, 2022, as the kingdom prepares a four-phase plan to downgrade the COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic disease.

Read more: https://www.tatnews.org/2022/03/thailand-to-lift-pretravel-testing-requirement-for-international-arrivals-from-1-april-2022/

17/03/2022

So many scenic places, rich heritage and culture, along with great stories from friendly locals are to be discovered in Thailand.

12/03/2022

Your chance to win a Luxury Stay at Centara Reserve Samui with 🇹🇭 Thailand Fanclub!

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12/02/2022

04/01/2022

Thailand, land of splendid sceneires, rich cultural heritage, nurturing humanity, diversed cuisines, and beautiful smiles. Heritage Trails Thailand is now working hard to put together the best offers for you to explore when travels resume. Stay tuned or message us to sign up for early birds offers.

30/12/2021

Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.

15/11/2021

CHANGE IS COMING!
For the Better, Greater, and more Sophisticated
Stay Tuned!!

17/08/2021

05/04/2020

16/02/2020

The coolest Art & Craft event in Phuket Town, see more details at https://www.facebook.com/momentaryhosttell/

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