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SOCULTURES DECEMBER 2018
Celebrations
Celebrating New Beginnings
Bangkok New Year
Bangkok is beautiful!
A major favourite with the locals as well as tourists, it has so much to offer to its
visitors. A capital of Thailand, Bangkok promises a variety of fun and life-time
entertainment.
The land of smiles
Thailand, also known as “The land of smiles” is somewhere in the middle of
Southeast Asia and is rich with glorious mountains, floodplains, green forests and
rivers.
Thailand has seen end of the monarchy in 1932 but the destabilized democracy and
persistent conflicts didn’t go. Later military coup d'état took over and it’s ruling
since 2014. Despite political and economic turbulences, the cultural treasure of
Thailand remains magnificent as always.
Masked drama, cuisine, traditions
Masked drama or “Khon”, as old as the royal court tradition is the most
exceptional of the Thai performing arts. In cuisine, rice is usually the main course,
with side dishes. Sticky rice or Glutinous rice mostly identified with the north and
northeast and coconut milk are also used in many tasty dessert
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