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I) Festivals A) Songran Festival 1) The traditional Thai New Year (3) 2) April 13-15 (3) (a) April 13- Maha Songkran Day (8) (01) Marks the end of the old year (8) (b) April 14- Wan Nao (8) (01) The middle day (8) (c) April 15- Wan Thaloeng Sok (8) (01) New Year begins (8) 3) Songkran means “move” or “change place” (8) (a) The day when the sun changes places in the zodiac (8) 4) Thais do different things on these days (3) (a) Pay homage to Buddha images (3) (b) Clean their homes (3) (c) Sprinkle water to show respect (3) 5)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> People position themselves around the city to passerby’s with water (3) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> April is the hottest month in Thailand (3) 6)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Festivals and beauty pageants after water is shot (8) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> The largest celebration is the Miss Songkran Contest (8) 7)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Real meaning is to teach children to respect their elders (3) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Children sprinkle rose scented water on them (3) 8)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Elders then wish the children good luck and prosperity (8) B)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Loy Krathong 1)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Full moon in late October or early November (2) 2)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Loy Krathong is celebrated different ways by different Thais (7) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Ask Mother of Water to forgive them for polluting the water (2) (b)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> To take away bad luck (7) (c)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Just a joyful occasion (7) 3)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> During Loy Krathong, Krathongs are released into the sea (2) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> A Krathong is a small float made of leaves that contains a flower, a candle and three incense sticks (2) 4)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> The Krathongs are lit and hundreds make the sea glow (2) 5)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Some make a wish when they release their Krathong (2) 6)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Comes from the legend of a woman named Kang Noppamas (7) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> First made 700 years ago (7) 7)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Kang wanted to honor mother nature (7) 8)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Presented her creation to the king at the time, King Ramkhamhaeng (7) (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Lit it and placed it in the water (7) 9)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> During Loy Krathong there are also fireworks displays and beauty contests (2)

C)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Chiang Mai Flower Festival 1)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> The Flower Festival displays, (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Flowers (6) (b)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Beautiful ladies (6) (c)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Rich culture (6) 2)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Chiang Mai is known as the “Rose of the North” (6) 3)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Occurs in early February (6) 4)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Held to promote growing of flowers and decorative plants in Chiang Mai (4) 5)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Parades on Saturday of Flower Festival (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Dozen of float display candidates for Miss Flower Festival (01)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> The beauty pageant (b)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Floats display a Buddhist theme (c)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Viewers of the parade are kept entertained by Thai dancers in traditional costume and other local traditional performers 6)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> After the parade there is the Miss Flower Festival (a)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Miss Flower festival is chosen with a party late into the night 7)<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> There are also tons of beautiful flower displays and local crafts for sale 1) Basic Facts  a)  Influenced by the westerns. i) sitting in chairs and a table(F8) ii) various dishes sit on the table (F8) b) Thais have no bias  i) Not afraid to try any meat, wild or domestic. (F7) ii) Usually see frog, snake, lizard and deer on menus (F7) iii) Try most seafood (F7) c) Combines Chinese and Indian  i) With the native recipes that are original. (F3) ii) most famous curries, and spicy, hot, seasoned stews  d)  Eat when in the mood i) No special meal times (breakfast, lunch, dinner) (F9) ii) Motto is, “Eat when you are hungry.” (F9) 2) Types of Food a)  Soup i) Unique food with different textures and flavor (A)  b)  Curry dish i) Consists of different spices (A)  c)  Dip assisted with fish and vegetables i) Complex (A) ii) Made from chilies, garlic, dried shrimps, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and shrimp sauce. (A) iii) One of the major dishes (A)  d)   Spiced salad i) Herbal flavors and harmony tastes are required for salads. (A) ii) Major tastes are sour, sweet, and salty. (A) iii) Sometimes substituted by a curry dish (A)  e)  Seafood i) National but part of Thai cuisine (B4) ii) Includes fish, crab, lobsters, shrimp and more (B4) f) Dessert i) Uniformly sweet (A) ii) No meal is complete with out it (A) iii) Followed after strong spices or herbs (A) 3) Markets and Restaurants a)  Types of restaurants i) Food centers in shopping malls (B) ii)  Open-air garden restaurants (B) iii) Riverside dinners (B) iv)  Dinner with musical entertainment and graceful dances (B) b) Market types i) Floating markets on rivers (E) ii) Street side (E) c) Market Transportation i) Floating markets are reached by long, narrow, canoe shaped, wooden boats propelled by oars or outboard motors (E) ii) Street side markets are reached usually by riding motorcycles that are parked along the side. (E) d) What the markets sell i) They sell different varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers (E) Fact: Thai food originates from the main Thailand religion, Buddhism. 1) Basic Laws and Facts on religion a)  Karma i) 1. Results are similar to the cause   2. No results without a cause 3. Once an action is done, the result is never done. 4. Karma expands. (C) ii) Buddhists pursue the law of Karma (B) iii) Karma has to do with laws of cause and effect (E) iv) Everything in Buddhism depends on ones karma (E) v) Karma teaches that nothing in this lifetime is permanent and so people shouldn’t try and achieve happiness by possessions. (E) b)  Lord Buddha i) Buddhists follow the teachings of Lord Buddha (D) c)  Mahayana i) One branch of Buddhism (E) ii)  Stricter worship and laws than Theraveda (E) iii) More laws for Buddhists (E) (1)  More strict in the laws shown below d)  Theraveda i) One of the two main branches of Buddhism (E) ii)  Not as strict laws as in Mahayana (E) iii) Theraveda means the elders (E) iv)  More common than Mahayana (E) v) Was founded earlier (E) vi)  Also referred to as Hinayana (E) vii) Teaches gentleness, tolerance and love. (E) viii)  Emphasizes meditation for more self-control, unselfishness, and knowledge (E) ix) Also that a person lives several lives, and the type life depends on the previous life e)  Major Holidays i) Considered national holidays(E) f)  The king is required to be Buddhist (E) g) Official title ‘Upholder of All Religions’ (E) h)  Buddhist Monks i) ‘bhikkus’ means Buddhist monks (E) ii)  Many young women would not be willing to marry a man who had not been a monk, believing they weren’t fully an adult (E) iii) Worship in wats (like churches or mosques) (D)
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v) Monks wear orange robes and shave their heads (D) vi)  Most leave the wats at dawn and collect alms from the faithful people (D) vii) Has literally 100 rules to obey (E)  (1)  No stealing, lying, killing of any sort (including insects), and many more rules. (E) (2)  Only allowed to possess robes, alms bowls, and few personal items as in a toothbrush. (E)  (3)  Only allowed 2 meals a day both before 11 a.m. (E) i)  Manners i) Feet are regarded as unclean by Buddhists (D) (1)  Never point feet or toes at anyone (D) (2)  When sitting in a temple tuck them away from you and not towards the main Buddha image (D) ii)  Never touch anyone on the head (D) j) Percentages of Religions of the population in Thailand i)  94% are Buddhist (B) ii) 3.9% are Muslim (B) iii)  1.7% are Confucianists (B) iv) 0.6% are Christians (B) 2)  History a) When and where Buddhism was founded i)  During the 3rd century around 500 BC at Nakhon Pathom (A) (1) Where the tallest Buddhist monument stands (A) (a) After the Buddhist Emperor Asoka (267-227 BC) (A) ii) Founded by an Indian Prince, Siddhartha Gautama. (E) b)  Before Buddhism i) The religion used to be Brahmanism (E) (1)  Branch of Hindu (E) (2)  Which reflected things on the caste system (E) c)  King i) Considered the protector of all religions (F) ii)  Religious freedom since 17th century (F) (1) When Ayutthaya Kings allowed Christians to build churches (F) d) When Buddhism came to Thailand i)  Became the state religion during the kingdom of Sukhothai (F) (1) During that time, Thai settlers followed the religion of Mons and Khmers (F) (2) Through those religions, came the Hindu view of Kingship (caste system of the Brahmins) and the worship of the elephant god, Erawan. (F)

Introduction/conclusion

1) and an exciting Life expectancy in Thailand is short.(f) a) 67 for men, 73 for women b) Lower than South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and China. 2) Official language of Thailand is Thai.(e) 3) The Population of Thailand is around 65,905,410(b) 4) 92.6% of people over the age of 15 can read and write.(b) a) 94% males, 90.5% females 5) Largest amount of people are Thai.(b) a) 75% Thai, 14% Chinese, 11% other ethnic group 6) Thailand is bordered by Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, and Malaysia.(e)

7) The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.(a) 8) Thailand has a constitutional monarchy government(b) 9) The flag has horizontal bands(b) a) Red, white, blue, white and red. 10) People started migrating to Thailand in the 8th century.(g) 11) The Shan were some of the first people to enter Thailand.(e) 12) A lot of the country’s well known people were the kings.(e)

13) The main modes of transportation are railway tracks, bus services, and highways,(c) 14) There are some more interesting modes of transportation(d) a) The Tuk-Tuk i) Open three wheeled vehicle unique to Thailand. b) Samlor i) A three wheeled bicycle. c) A long tailed river taxi i) Good for river and canal trips. 15) There were only 106 airports in 2007(d) 16) Thai meals consist of soup, curry, fish, vegetables, and salad.(d)

17) Thailand is an excellent place to visit.(d) a) There are good festivals, good food, religion.iv)

Concluding sentence: Religion is such a huge part of people’s lives in Thailand that some people say that if you don’t know anything about Buddhism, you can’t understand the country.