Monday, June 1st Public Holiday

[Tywais]

Just a notice that Monday, June 1st, Wisakha Bucha Day, is a public/government holiday and immigration, main bank branches, post offices, etc. will be closed so plan accordingly. As it is a major Buddhist holiday, alcohol sales and bar closures will be in effect.

[Tywais]

Bumping this back up to remind members.

[dave2]

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alcohol sales and bar closures will be in effect.

johns place is closed the 1st and 2nd !

dave2

[uptheos]

The place will be buzzing Tues after being closed for three days!

[dave2]

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Just a notice that Monday, June 1st, Wisakha Bucha Day

which is tomorrow !

and doi suthep is lit up like a Christmas tree of food stalls for the thais marching up it

tonight

dave2

[stoneyboy]

Extended weekend no school run the morn.

[chingmai331]

What's it all about? Historical, religious, throne related?

[Thailand]

What's it all about? Historical, religious, throne related?

Google is your friend.

[dave2]

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What's it all about?

I don't know where I got this from a few years ago but heres a run down of roughly what its about

dave2

ps .. doi suthep was looking good a few hours ago !

The three most important holy days of the year for Thai Buddhists all include the word Bucha, which means to pay homage. But the most auspicious of the three is Visakha Bucha, which simultaneously commemorates three important anniversaries in the life of the Lord Buddha: his birth, his enlightenment, and his death. The Lord Buddha passed away exactly 80 years from the day of his birth. On that day, 2553 years ago, when the count of the years of the Buddhist Era began, the Buddha achieved the ultimate goal of merging his enlightenment with Nirvana, freeing himself forever from the eternal cycle of death and reincarnation which is the fate of lesser mortals. His death occurred on the 15^th day of the waxing moon of the 6^thlunar month and it is on this day each year that Visakha Bucha is celebrated. On Visakha Bucha Day, Buddhists from around Thailand demonstrate their high regard for the Triple Gems of Buddhist philosophy: The Lord Buddha, the great teacher; The Dhamma, Lord Buddhas teachings; and The Sang ha, the brotherhood of Buddhist monks. On Friday Morning we attended the Chaimongkon Temple on the South Pattaya Road where religious ceremonies marking this important day began and on Friday Night a procession around the Temple three times, known in Thai as Vientien which will be repeated at temples around Thailand, will take place.

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[whylikethis]

Everything else open? Just government offices and bars closed?

[Tywais]

Everything else open? Just government offices and bars closed?

Banks will also be closed. Main branches will be closed but normally the mini branches (satellites) such as at shopping centers and malls are open. Otherwise, the majority of businesses will be open unless some elect to take the holiday off.

[Thailand]

Everything else open? Just government offices and bars closed?

Banks will also be closed. Main branches will be closed but normally the mini branches (satellites) such as at shopping centers and malls are open. Otherwise, the majority of businesses will be open unless some elect to take the holiday off.

Our estate has a "no site working on Sunday" policy usually has quite a number of sites working as the policy is not enforced.

No sites were working today, at least where I could see, even the ones that were working on the. "No working Sunday"!

[jerojero]

What's it all about? Historical, religious, throne related?

Google is your friend.

Precisely. Some people!