:: King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament
2010
| Date: |
22 - 28 March 2010 |
| Venue: |
Anantara Golden Triangle Resort, Chiang Rai |
A blessing ceremony will be held before the opening match where monks sprinkle holy water over both players and
animals to ensure a successful tournament. In addition, a parade of northern traditional-style dancers, hill-tribe
villagers in traditional costume, elephant spirit men (Khru Ba Yai), colorfully decorated pachyderms and teams holding
up their respective country flags will kick off the weeklong competition held on the banks of the Ruak River which
divides Thailand from Burma.
:: Mekong River International Multi-Sport ITU Asian Cup 2010
| Date: |
26 - 28 March 2010 |
| Venue: |
Along the Mekong river, Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai, Nong Khai |
Sports enthusiasts travel to a Mekong river border town to compete for glory and a handsome purse. Triathlon enthusiasts are a
healthy and resilient bunch. They travel far and wide, against all odds, to participate in their favourite three-discipline sport.
That was very apparent when just days after Bangkok’s airports reopened, following a week of down time, late last year, the
Phuket Triathlon hardly missed a beat in attendance.
::Pattaya International Music Festival 2010
| Date: |
19 - 21 March 2010 |
| Venue: |
Pattaya |
Cool music to beat summer heat.
The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain
music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a
weekend of listening and dancing to beautiful music performed by
more than 100 musicians. Fun awaits everyone, on March.
Postponed last year, the festival is back and promises to be an annual event. According to Pattaya’s city hall it was revived
to lighten the mood to give residents and tourists all the more reason to smile and enjoy the resort. It echoes the sentiments
of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night - " if music be the food of love play on"
The event is also part of a wider nation-wide campaign " Amazing Thailand Amazing Value " managed by the Tourism
Authority of Thailand to deliver events and value-for-money features to Thai and international travelers.
:: World Thai Martial Arts Festival and Waikru Muaythai Ceremony (Nai Khanomtom Day)
| Date: |
14 - 17 March 2010 |
| Venue: |
City of Ayutthaya Stadium, Ayutthaya, Thailand |
In Muay Thai, the boxer will always preface the fight with Wai Kru and this tradition is still practiced nowadays. This
ceremony is usually performed to rousing Thai music from pipes and drums, and with the initial Ram Muay (the boxing movement).
The Wai Kru & Ram Muay are useful, since the Boxer gains encouragement from paying homage to his Teachers and feels
that he is not on his own: he has his Teacher & the other Teachers of the Muay Thai discipline to support him.
:: Lamduan Flower Festival 2010
| Date: |
March 2010 |
| Venue: |
Srinagarindra Park, Si Sa Ket College of Agriculture and Technology, Mueang District, Si Sa Ket Province. |
Featuring the numerous of Lamduan Flower, Buddhist seermon and meditation, a light and sound presentation, enjoy cultural performances
and local entertainment during the fair.
The 11th Thailand International Kite Festival ( Colouring the Sky )
| Date: |
13-14 March 2010 |
| Venue: |
Mrigadayavan Palace , Naresuan Camp , Amphoe Cha-am , Phetchaburi |
Kite flying is a world popular sport that has evolved over
the decades resulting in changes into modernized patterns and
materials. Nowadays, the features of a kite has a beautifully
bigger structure and adopted modern technology in its
production, which brings in a variety of forms and structures
and methods of flying; as such, it creates a spectacle to the
audience. It is believed that the invention of kite dates back
to 400 B.C. with the purpose of pleasure and certain usefulness.
From an academic chronicle, it was found that a Chinese engineer
named Kungshu Pan (Lu Ban) built a wooden bird, which could fly
in the sky for 3 days; therefore, it was assumed as the world’s
first kite.
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