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Dude North
Ramblings from the Top of Thailand

Every month in Farang Magazine (now called Untamed Travel)

This is where I get to babble on about whatever I find interesting in Chiang Mai and the rest of Northern Thailand. Know of some important events coming up? Want to recommend something particularly interesting? Let me know by email

Thanks!

For more information about what's going on in Chiang Mai, check out www.city-now.com.

Notes:

April 2006 - Detailed Songkran Schedule:


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Date & Time

Activities

Location

1st, 8th, 15th April

from 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Music performance and OTOP exhibition

Wualai Road

 

 

2nd, 9th, 12th- 16th April from 3 p.m. - 12 p.m.

Music performance and OTOP exhibition

Ratchdamnen Road

4th- 6th April

from 9 a.m.- 10 p.m.

Poy Sang Long

Wat Pa Paow

9th – 15th April

from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Local Singing Contest with Dancers

In front of Governor’s Resident

 

9th – 11th April

from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Traditional Lanna Drum Contest and Local Arts

Wat Lok Mo Lee

12th – 15th April

from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Traditional Merit Making/ Traditional Sand castle building/ Tung(Lanna Flags) Decoration

Wat Lok Mo Lee

9th – 16th April

from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

The wisdom of Lanna arts and craftsman

Chiang Mai University art museum

11th – 15th April

from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Lanna art: Tung making demonstration

Wat Inthakin

11th – 15th April

from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Traditional singing contest

Wat Prasingh

 

12th – 14th April

from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Traditional games and Lanna costume contest

Wat Prasingh

13th April from 10 a.m. - 10.39 a.m.

Ceremony of bringing out Buddha  image from Viharn Laikham

Wat Prasingh

12th April from 8.09 a.m. - 8.39 a.m.

Salutation ceremony to honour the spirits

Chiang Mai Municipality

12th April from 8.39 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.

Salutation ceremony to Maha Song kran

Chiang Mai Municipality

12th April from 10.09 a.m. - 10.39 a.m.

Salutation ceremony to Three Great Kings

Three Kings Monument

12th – 15th April

from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Kids contest/ cooking contest / Northern food local cultural performance

Buddha Sathan (Buddhist Association Hall)

12th – 15th April

from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Traditional sand castle building(Chedi)/ traditional

blessing contest

Wat Jedlin

14th April

from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Ceremony of Wat Oupakut Buddha image

Wat Ghetuwan

13th April

from 6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Merit Making for Thai New Year

Tha Pae Gate

13th April

from 7.10 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Grand opening ceremony of Chiang Mai Song kran Festival

Tha Pae Gate

13th April

from 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Traditional Flower Contest

Tha Pae Gate

13th – 14th April

from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Miss Song kran Contest

Tha Pae Gate

13th April

from 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Contest of Ladies Riding Bicycles with Umbrellas

Nawarat Bridge to Tha Pae Gate

13th April from 2.09 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Annual Sprinkling Water and Bathing of Buddha Sihingh image

Governor’s Resident to Wat Pra Singh

14th April

from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Procession of Traditional sand castle building and Sa –Lee pole

Nawarat Bridge to Tha Pae Road

15th April

from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Parade to Pay Respect to Governor of Chiang Mai

Klangwieng Intersection to Governor’s House


 






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