Tag: Visakha Bucha Day
Alcohol Sales Banned Nationwide in Thailand On Visakha Bucha Day
Visakha Bucha Day, also known as Vesak, 2024 will be on May 22nd, which is a public holiday. The sale of all types of alcoholic [Read More…]
Move Foward floats lifting booze ban on Buddhist holidays
Key figures in the election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) have voiced their opposition to the government’s ban on alcohol sales on important Buddhism-related holidays, saying [Read More…]
Public holidays in Thailand
Public holidays in The Land of Smiles Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and [Read More…]
Supreme Patriarch advises Thais to live carefully to be happy
On Visakha Bucha Day today (Sunday), the Supreme Patriarch has advised Thai Buddhists to live life carefully in order to be happy. This is an [Read More…]
COVID-19: Buddhists invited to perform Visakha Puja Day activities at home
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop, paid homage to the abbot of Rakhang Khositaram Temple in Bangkok on [Read More…]
Thai and Lao Buddhists Join Visakha Bucha Week Merit Making
LOEI, May 27 (TNA) – Buddhists in Thai and Lao border towns on Monday jointly organised a merit making ceremony marking the Visakha Bucha week [Read More…]
Buddhists Offer Alms on Visakha Bucha Day
BANGKOK, May 18 (TNA) – Devout Buddhists throughout Thailand on Saturday offered morning alms, listened to teachings given by senior monks at temples to mark [Read More…]
Thailand’s Buddhism Promotion Week begins
BANGKOK, 12 MAY 2019(NNT)- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is holding an auspicious event for Buddhists to pay homage to the sacred relics of Lord [Read More…]
