Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Thai Traditional Festivals …

 

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Date of Issue : 10 November 2011

Thai post will issue a set of four stamps on 10 November 2011 featuring traditional festivals of Thailand.

Reflection of Thai way of life


Design 1: Loy Krathong and Candle Festival (Sukhothai Province)

This festival has been held as far back as Sukhothai period. In the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng, it was known as "Jong Parien ceremony" or "Loi Phra Prateep". There was a mention in the Stone Inscription No.1 that this was largest festival in Sukhothai city, which led to a belief that this must be the same festival as Loi Krathong.


Design 2: The Festival of Illuminated Boat Procession (Nakhon Phanom Province)

The Festival of illuminated Boat Procession or locally known as Lai Rua Fai is an important festival held by the northeasterners to celebrate the end of Buddhist lent on the 15th vexing moon night or the 1st waning moon night of the 11th lunar month of each year. "Rua Fai" is a boat made from banana trunks or bamboos of 5-6 wah tied together. Sweets and any items people want to donate are placed in the boat. The boat exterior is decorated with the flowers, incense sticks, candles, lamps and torches to be lighted before the boat is released into a canal or river. This is the origin of the name "Lai Rua Fai".

Design 3: Yi-Peng Festival (Chiang Mai Province)

This stamp depicts the 12th Lunar Month Full Moon Festival of Lanna Thai (the northern region) which is known as Yi-Peng. On the day of Yi-Peng, people decorated Buddhist temples and their houses with banana trees, sugar cane, coconut fronds, Tung flowers, and Chor Prateep. Various style of paper lamps called Khom Yi-Peng are hoisted high as offerrings to the Lord Buddha. Small bowl lamps are lighted as offerings to the Three Gems of Buddhism while floating paper lamps are lighted and released into the sky as offerings to Phra Ketkaew Chulamanee in heaven.


Design 4: Loi Krathong Sai (Tak Province)

Tak Province organizes Loi Krathong Sai festival on the full moon of the 12th lunar month of each year. Latex of Yang trees is mixed with wood chips, formed into small balls and placed at the bottom of halved coconut shells. On the nights of the festival the latex balls are lighted and floated in the Ping River at regular interval, forming long rows of flickering lights above the water. These coconut shells (krathong) will eventually flow out of the audiences' sight. It is believed that participants and spectators of this festival will be blessed with what they wished for during the festival.

Source : Siamstamp

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Army Postal Service Covers – Part- 8

- P. Ramakrishnan

601 313 FIIELD REGIMENT 07/01/2010
602 314 FIELD REGIMENT 07/01/2010
603 CORPS OF ELECTICAL & MECHANICAL 08/01/2010
604 1 MEDIUM REGIMENT 15/01/2010
605 17 ENGINEER REGIMENT 31/01/2010
606 ARTY CENTRE NASIK 04/02/2010
607 126 INF BN (TA) J & K RIF 05/02/2010
608 23 MECH INFAN 06/02/2010
609 21 GRENAADIERS 11/02/2010
610 12 ASSAM RIF 11/02/2010
611 18 GUARDS 11/02/2010
612 19 J&K RIF 11/02/2010
613 21 PARA 11/02/2010
614 20 JAT 11/02/2010
615 18 GARH RIF 11/02/2010
616 13 SIKH REGT 11/02/2010
617 19 DOGRA 18/02/2010
618 142 AD REGT 20/02/2010
619 511 AD MSL REGT 20/02/2010
620 11 CORPS 03/03/2010
621 75 (I) BDE 05/03/2010
622 49 SQN 09/03/2010
623 107 HU 09/03/2010
624 5 MAHAR 23/03/2010
625 19 ARMED REGT 25/03/2010
626 323 AD REGT 27/03/2010
627 436 ADMSL REGT (SP) 27/03/2010
628 322 AD REGT 27/03/2010
629 15 ARMD REGT 03/04/2010
630 19 GUARD 03/04/2010
631 76 ARMD REGT 03/04/2010
632 147 LT AD REGT 03/04/2010
633 513 AD REGT 03/04/2010
634 3 ASSAM REGT 08/04/2010
635 16 ASSAM RIFLES 09/04/2010
636 117 ENGR REGIMENT 09/04/2010
637 2/8 GR 13/04/2010
638 BORDER ROAD ORGANISATION 07/05/2010
639 22 ASSAM RIFLES 15/05/2010
640 HQ CE BEACON 19/05/2010
641 ARMY CADET COLLEGE WING, INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY 04/06/2010
642 100 ENGINEER OFFICERS DEGREE COURSE COLLEGE OF MILITARY ENGIN 23/06/2010
643 BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS 5 25/08/2010
644 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES 01/09/2010
645 MADRAS SAPPERS 30/09/2010
646 108 INF BN (TA) MAHAR 01/10/2010
647 107 INF BN (TA) 11 GORKHA 01/10/2010
648 117 INF BN (TA) THE GUARDS 01/10/2010
649 106 INF BN (TA) PARA 01/10/2010
650 14TH BN THE ASSAM REGIMENT 15/10/2010
651 31 ARMOURED DIVISION 19/10/2010
652 5TH BN THE GRENADIERS 23/10/2010
653 415 (I) ENGINEER SQUADRON 30/10/2010
654 115 INF BN (TA) MAHAR 01/11/2010
655 CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE 01/11/2010
656 RAJPUT REGIMENT 20/11/2010
657 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES 20/11/2010
658 ARMY ORDNACE CORPS 08/12/2010
659 ARMY SERVICE CORPS 08/12/2010
660 IMA ACADEMY 11/12/2010
661 9 BASE REPAIR DEPOT INDIAN AIR FORCE 08/01/2011
662 31 SQUADRON AIR FORCE 08/01/2011
663 6 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 01/02/2011
664 ARMY DENTAL CORPS 12/02/2011
665 2 BN FIRST GORKHA RIFLES 19/02/2011
666 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES 5 25/02/2011
667 51 MEDIUM REGIMENT 01/03/2011
668 81 FIELD REGIMENT 01/03/2011
669 GORKHA RECRUITING DEPOT, KUNRAGHAT 03/03/2011
670 110 HELICOPTER UNIT 09/03/2011
671 44 SQUADRON AIR FORCE 09/03/2011
672 128 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT 01/04/2011
673 127 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT 02/04/2011
674 PROJECT DANTAK 23/04/2011
675 PROJECT DEEPAK 04/05/2011
676 28 ASSAM RIFLES 15/09/2011
 

New and to be issued…

 
676 85 ARMOURED REGIMENT 30/09/2011
677 4/9 GORKHA RIFLES 14/10/2011
678 1 PARA 17/10/2011
679 4 PARA 22/10/2011
680 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 29/10/2011
681 GORKHA RIFLES 01 20/11/2011
682 ARMY AVIATION CORPS 26/11/2011
683 129 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT 26/11/2011
684 04 GORKHA RIFLES 27/11/2011
685 PROJECT HIMANK 05/12/2011

This is the complete list of Army Postal Covers upto 2011, compiled by P. Ramkrishnan of Chennai. P. Ramkrishnan may be contacted at email : pramakrishnan1@royalenfield.com Postal address :  42 varalakshmi Nagar Extn, Kolathur, Chennai 99

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