central thailand mission calendar 2014
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Love & greetings from Central Thailand Mission -- join us in this recollection of the great times we've had with the many lives we been privileged to encounter this past year! We're looking forward to another year of progress and added value to the various communities we serve. Thank you to all of you who have been part of helping us make that difference! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Thailand-Mission/192445120795905TRANSCRIPT
มกราคมมกราคม January January
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Chinese New Year
New Year’s Day
National Children’s Day
Teacher’s Day
New Year’s Extended Holiday
New Year’s Eve
Kids & caregivers enjoy dining on a boat cruise on the Chao Phraya River .
กุมภาพันธ์กุมภาพันธ์ FebruaryFebruary
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
Makha Bucha Day
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chiang Mai Flower Festival
Feb. 7-9
มีนาคมมีนาคม MarchMarch
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
March Equinox
National Elephant Day
Bonding at Bang Saen Beach with the Thanksgiving & Rachawadee Homes
เมษายนเมษายน AprilApril
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1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
Chakri Day Substitution
Chakri Day
Songkran Songkran Songkran Songkran
Substitution
Songkran ‘Recycled Fashion’ show winners at the Emergency Shelter
พฤษภาคมพฤษภาคม MayMay
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
National Labor Day
Coronation Day
Wisakha Bucha Day
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Fun in the Sun at Chao Samran Beach in Petchaburi with Emergency Home
มิถุนายนมิถุนายน JuneJune
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
June Solstice
Supplies for the displaced communities of Mae Sot and Maeramat in Tak province
กรกฎาคมกรกฎาคม JulyJuly
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Mid Year Bank Holiday
Asarnha Bucha Day
Wan Khao Phansa
Children at Emergency Home enjoy an activity with volunteers from Singapore
สิงหาคมสิงหาคม AugustAugust
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
H.M. the Queen’s Birthday
Mother’s Day Makeover & More at the Emergency Shelter
กันยายนกันยายน SeptemberSeptember
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
September Equinox
Prince Mahidol Day
On a CTM internship program, students from Mid-Sweden University help with
kids from Foundation for Education & Development in Khao Lak, Phangnga
ตุลาคมตุลาคม OctoberOctober
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Chulalongkorn Day
Naga Fireball Festival 7-8
Est.
Wan Awk Phansa
Children from the Maeramat village happy with the new mosquito nets they received.
พฤศจิกายนพฤศจิกายน NovemberNovember
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Loi Krathong Loi Krathong Loi Krathong
Kids at their makeshift school in the hills of Maeramat, Tak Province.
ธันวาคมธันวาคม DecemberDecember
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1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
H.M. the King’s Birthday
Constitution Day
December Solstice
Christmas Eve Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve
Merry Christmas
&
best wishes for the New Year !
Holidays in Thailand
New Year's Day (Wan Khuen Pi Mai)
New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1.
Makha Bucha (Wan Makha Bucha)
Makha Bucha is an important religious festival celebrated by Buddhists in Thailand on the full moon day of the third lunar month (this usually falls in February). Makha Bucha Day is for the veneration of Buddha and his teachings on the full moon day of the third lunar month.The spiritual aims of the day are: not to commit any kind of sins; do only good; purify one's mind.
Chakri Memorial Day (Wan Chakkri)
Chakri Day commemorates the founding of the Chakri Dynasty in 1782 by King Rama I, known among Thais as Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke the Great who assumed power on April 6. During the day, the nation pays respects to all of the Kings of the Dynasty.
Songkran (Wan Songkran)
The Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand as the tradi-tional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April. Families and friends gather to celebrate by visiting temples, sprinkling wa-ter on Buddha images in reverence, and sprinkling water on each other's hands as an act of wishing good luck. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning the beginning of a new Solar Year, but nowadays Thailand celebrates the New Year on 31 December.
Labor Day (Wan Raeng Ngan Haeng Chat)
International Labor Day is also celebrated as a national holi-day in Thailand.
Coronation Day (Wan Chattra Mongkhon)
Commemorates the coronation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1950. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned as Rama IX, the 9th king of the Chakri dynasty, on 5th May 1950.
Vesak (Wan Wisakha Bucha)
Buddhist observance commemorating the birth, enlighten-ment and passing of the Buddha. Also observed as National Tree Day. It falls on the full moon of the 6th lunar month.
Asalha Puja (Wan Asanha Bucha)
Asalha Puja (known as Asanha Puja or Asarnha Bucha) is a buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the eighth lunar month. It commemorates the Bud-dha’s first sermon in the Deer Park in Benares and the found-ing of the Buddhist sangha. The day is observed by donating offerings to temples and listening to sermons.
Beginning of Vassa (Wan Khao Phansa)
This day marks the beginning of the Buddhist ‘lent’ period, a time when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth. Known as "Khao Phansa", the Buddhist Lent is a time devoted to study and meditation.
The Queen's Birthday (Wan Chaloem Phra Chonmaphansa Somdet Phranang Chao Phra Boromma Rachininat)
Commemorates the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit in 1932; also observed as National Mother's Day (Wan Mae Haeng Chat).
Chulalongkorn Day (Wan Piya Maharat)
Commemorates the passing of King Chulalongkorn in 1910. Piya Maharat is a nickname for the King, meaning the beloved great king.
The King's Birthday (Wan Chaloem Phra Chonmaphansa Phrabat Somdet Phra Chao Yuhua)
Commemorates the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1927. Also observed as National Day and National Father's Day.
Constitution Day (Wan Rattha Thammanun)
Commemorates the promulgation of the first permanent con-stitution in 1932.
New Year's Eve (Wan Sin Pi)
Final day of the Gregorian year. The day before the Western New Year day is always marked a national holiday.
Summary of Holidays
1 January (Wednesday) New Year's Day
11 January (Saturday) National Children's Day
16 January (Thursday) Teacher's Day
31 January (Friday) Chinese Lunar New Year
1 February (Saturday) Second Day Chinese New Year
2 February (Sunday) Third Day Chinese New Year
14 February (Friday) Makha Bucha Day
14 February (Friday) Valentine's Day
20 March (Thursday) March equinox
6 April (Sunday) Chakri Day
7 April (Monday) Chakri Day Substitution
13 April (Sunday) Songkran
14 April (Monday) Songkran
15 April (Tuesday) Songkran
16 April (Wednesday) Songkran Substitution Day
1 May (Thursday) Labor Day
5 May (Monday) Coronation Day
13 May (Tuesday) Wisakha Bucha Day
21 June (Saturday) June Solstice
1 July (Tuesday) Mid Year Bank Holiday (Auditing)
11 July (Friday) Asalha Bucha
12 August (Tuesday) The Queen's Birthday (Mother's Day)
23 September (Tuesday) Septmber equinox
23 October (Thursday) Chulalongkorn Day
6-8 November (Thursday-Saturday) Loi Krathong
5 December (Friday) The King's Birthday (Father's Day)
10 December (Wednesday) Constitution Day
21 December (Sunday) December Solstice
24 December (Wednesday) Christmas Eve
25 December (Thursday) Christmas Day
31 December (Wednesday) New Year's Eve
The Story behind the Pictures:
For more on our projects and the ones featured on the pages of this calendar, please check out our Central Thailand Mission page on Facebook. You can also log in to our website at www.centralthailandmission.com We’d like to thank TYWAIS at Thaivisa.com for his precious help in creating this calendar! We couldn’t have done this without his help! Email: [email protected] be_a_part @centralthailandmission.com