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Buffalo Racing 2010
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Friday 22nd October, 2010 at 19:44:22| Words: 41 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Thai farmers ride on buffalos during a buffalo racing festival in Thailand's Chonburi province on October 22, 2010. The annual race takes place at the end of the three month Buddhist Lent, before the full moon of the 11th lunar month. (Richard Barrow)
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Visakha Bucha 2010
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Friday 28th May, 2010 at 23:14:47| Words: 38 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Thai Buddhists attend a prayer procession at Marble Temple in Bangkok on May 28, 2010 during Visakha Bucha or Buddha Day celebration. Visakha Bucha is a commemoration of the Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away of the Buddha Gautama. (Getty Images)
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Elephants Enjoying Songkran
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Wednesday 14th April, 2010 at 21:44:33| Words: 67 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Two elephants enjoyed splashing water at tourists on 14th April at Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan, about 35 kms south of Bangkok. The Thai people are celebrating Songkran, which is the traditional new year, by playing water fights. All thoughts and worries about the red shirt protests in Bangkok have quickly passed and the whole country is now taking part in a massive water fight. (Richard Barrow/@RichardBarrow)
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Bird Singing Contest in Yala 2010
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Sunday 7th March, 2010 at 20:47:04| Words: 62 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters)
Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters)
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Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival 2010
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Saturday 27th February, 2010 at 18:48:39| Words: 201 words | Category: Thai Festivals
A devotee to the Thai Buddhist temple Wat Bang Phra works himself into a trancelike state during a religious festival Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Nakhon Chaisi, Thailand. Thais come from all over Thailand to be tattooed by the temple's monks on their bodies being inked by hand using a long metal stylus. The religious tattoos are believed to be protection from ghost and bad spirits. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Devotees to the Thai Buddhist temple Wat Bang Phra gather for a religious festival Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Nakhon Chaisi, Thailand. Thais come from all over Thailand to be tattooed by the temple's monks on their bodies being inked by hand using a long metal stylus. The religious tattoos are believed to be protection from ghost and bad spirits. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
A devotee to the Thai Buddhist temple Wat Bang Phra works himself into a trancelike state during a religious festival Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Nakhon Chaisi, Thailand. Thais come from all over Thailand to be tattooed by the Buddhist monks at Wat Bang Phra, their bodies being inked by hand using a long metal stylus. The religious tattoos are believed to be protection from ghost and bad spirits. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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High Flying on Valentine's Day
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Sunday 14th February, 2010 at 11:04:25| Words: 48 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Bride Rattanaporn Supha, left, and groom Nitiphong Jittahorg of Thailand hold a bouquet of flowers as they are suspended on sling wires during a ceremony, known as a 'flying wedding,' as part of Valentine's Day celebrations in Prachinburi province, eastern Thailand, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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Thai Chinese Lion Dancers
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Saturday 13th February, 2010 at 20:30:36| Words: 71 words | Category: Thai Festivals
A Thai Chinese Lion Dancer looks out from the head of his costume as he waits to perform along with more than 80 others Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok has a large Chinese community as do many other southeast Asian nations. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Chinese Lion Dancers perform Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok has a large Chinese community as do many other southeast Asian nations. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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Children's Day in Thailand 2010
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Saturday 9th January, 2010 at 19:59:41| Words: 47 words | Category: Thai Festivals
A young Thai boy climbs up onto a tank during Children's Day activities Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The weapons were part of a display for Children's Day at the Royal Thai Naval Academy, a day in which Thailand's children are celebrated. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)
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Offering Alms for New Year Luck
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Friday 1st January, 2010 at 18:24:35| Words: 29 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Buddhist Thais offer alms to Buddhist monks at the morning alms offering on the New Year day Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 in Samut PrakanOffering Alms for , Thailand. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)
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