chiangmai tour

3/24/2013

Songkran – Water Festival in Chiang mai Thailand

coming soon Saturday, 13 April 2013 to Monday, 15 April 2013.

3/19/2013

The Songkran Festival
in Chiangmai

Songkran today is still the most important of all the Thai festivals and holidays. It marks the beginning of a new astrological year and is much in keeping with the old lunar calendar of Siam. It is officially celebrated this year on April 12, but the festival actually takes place over a period of four days. It includes the 'Troot Festival' discussed above as well as all the merit-making at Buddhist temples and the ultimate Songkran, or The Pouring of Water ritual, by which we have come to identify Songkran with today. Each year, the four-day celebration of Songkran consists of many activities, and these are briefly explained below.

April 12
is Wan Sungkharn Lohng. This is a day for house cleaning and general preparation for the New Year. In the evening it is traditional for Thais to dress up as a signal of the coming new year.In Chiangmai, the Songkran procession is held on this day. This is a parade through Chiangmai comprised of Buddha images and attendants on floats, which are accompanied by minstrels and the town's people. The procession begins at Nawarat Bridge on the Mae Ping River and moves the Thapae Gate before approaching its final destination of Wat Prasingh.
April 13
is Wan Nao. On this day people prepare cooked meals and preserved food for the Buddhist merit-making that takes place on the following day.Activities at Wat Prasingh continue on this day and in the evening local residents go to the banks of the Mae Ping River and gather sand to be deposited in piles topped by flowers in the temples. This practice is the ancient "raising the temple grounds" ritual which was necessary in the old days because then Thai New Year was held at the end of the rainy season in the first month of the old Thai Lunar Calendar.
April 14
is Wan Payawan. On this day a grand new year begins with early morning merit-making at the temples. Preserved and cooked foods, fresh fruit, monks' robes and other offerings are made at the temples. In the home, people do the final cleaning of Buddha images using scented water.Traditionally this is the day that the pouring of water begins. It was once the practice to pour gently, but the fun-loving Thais have transposed this into a relative water free-for-all.
April 15
is Wan Parg-bpee. On this day homage is paid to ancestors, elders and other persons deserving respect because of age of position. This is called 'Rohd Nam Songkran', meaning 'The Pouring of Songkran Water', and the water is sprinkled on the elder persons while uttering wishes of good luck and a happy future.In Chiangmai, this is the final day of the celebration and the day on which people have built up to a crescendo of water throwing. It is the day when all family and religious obligations have been completed and the people are totally dedicated to "Sanook...Sanook."

9/11/2011

Wat U-Mong,Chiangmai

Wat U-Mong temple is located at the foothill of DoiSuthep-Pui Mountain which is the natural boundary between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). There are three entrances which are like the Pukam Art of Burma. The bell-shaped pagoda is early Lanna architecture (about 19th century of the Buddhist era) influenced by Langka architecture from India. The pagoda and U-Mong (tunnel) were abandoned for a long time, though people in Chiang Mai knew that Wat U-Mong temple was old and a sacred place because of the temple and pagoda with damaged walls and a museum which kept old relics.

At 140 cm (55 inches) wide 14 meters (46 feet) long and 180 cm (71 inches) high, the tunnel was decorated with murals in a brown color covered with the land and sand from the tunnel itselfl. When the limestone layer was removed, the brown became vermilion red as they were painted 500 years agO.

The ruins of this old temple are not that spectacular. However, a visit is definitely worthwhile. The place is very well situated within the forest. It was established in 1355-1385 by King Kuna as a meditation place for a famous monk. The compound has a rare statue of the starving Buddha next to the Chedi. There's also access to an open zoo in the back of the temple grounds. The little lake west of the temple contains numerous catfish and turtles.

8/29/2011

Accommodation in Chiang Mai

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8/26/2010

Northern Thailand Map

7/28/2010

Young Group TEAM Work

Gae Gai ( my sister )

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Dear Young,
We are back home with great memories from our trip to Thailand.
We want to thank you, Gai and Ben again.
Please send our warm regards to Gai and Ben.
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Wish you, Gai and Ben all the best,
The Bareket Family-Tamar Eran Dana Neta and Itay

NOI ( My friend )
תוכן הטיפ:

בצפון תאילנד היינו 6 ימים ועשינו טיול של 4 ימים (מומלץ). הייתה לנו מדריכה מדהימה בשם נוי (Noi) - העובדת עם יאנג. יאנג עצמו הומלץ פה באתר. יש לו מיניוואנים ממוזגים ונוחים של טויוטה. הנהג שלנו, מוד, בחור נחמד, שקט ונהג מצוין. נוי דוברת אנגלית, מקסימה, אכפתית ופשוט יצאה מגדרה כדי להנעים את זמננו ולהראות לנו את מרב האתרים והמקומות (למשל - באה על חשבון זמנה הפנוי להדריך אותנו בצ`אנג מאי ביום שלפני צאתנו לטיול ואפילו לקחה רכב מהחבר שלה כדי שלא נצטרך לשלם לנהג).
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