riding a chariot surrounded by floral patterns. Nonthaburi Fruit Fair The base is in the shape of a junk’s hull. April-June Wat Phai Lom This is an annual fair held to celebrate the Built in the late Ayutthaya period, this temple has abundance of such local fruits; such as, durian, a magnificent chapel featuring wood flower mangosteen, mango and star fruit, beside the patterns and two small carambola-shaped dam in front of the old city hall in Amphoe chedis. The Mons called the temple “Phia To”. Mueang. Ornamental flowers are also sold during the fair. Kwan A Man Giving Offerings to 108 Monks Festival This is a Mon cultural centre featuring traditional Mon earthen pottery, whose October distinctive beauty is now part of the provincial emblem. Some island homes make pottery This decades-old merit-making festival is held items for daily use like flowerpots, mortars and along Khlong Bangkok Noi at many temples jars in which visitors can go inside and browse. including WatThai Charoen, Wat Bang Krai Nok, Khlong Khanom Wan is canalside homes Wat Utthayan, and Wat Bang Krai Nai, on the specialising in sweet-making and give eighth day of the waning moon in the twelfth demonstrations to tourists. lunar month. SPECIAL EVENTS LOCAL PRODUCTS Mon Songkran Festival Ko Kret is an island in the Chao Phraya River that is famous for its distinctive pottery with a fine, April red-black glaze and intricate design. The Songkran festival is held for one week from Fruit, most importantly long-branched and 13 April. Celebrated around Pak Kret District MonThong durian, is widely grown. In April and Office, Ko Kret, the event features a Mon June, the province holds fruit festivals before procession and entertainment. the old City Hall. Mon Dance Festival Flowers, notably orchids, are sold on both sides of the Taling Chan-Suphan Buri Road. Dubbed“ April the flower road”, this is a major market garden area. The festival is held in April to show the beauty of Mon dance, which is an ancient dramatic HOW TO GET THERE art and today’s Mons have managed to retain the skills of their forefathers. In Pak Kret, Phra Nonthaburi is within the Bangkok city bus Pradaeng and Pathum Thani, many people system. It can also be reached on the Chao can still perform Mon dances and play the Phraya Express Boat which plies the river. Mon alto oboe. Nonthaburi 51
Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) at Borom Phuttharam Temple is located in Ayutthaya Historical Park Printed in Thailand by Promotional Material Production Division, Marketing Services Department, Tourism Authority of Thailand for free distribution. www.tourismthailand.org E/FEB 2020 The contents of this publication are subject to change without notice.
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