Other Observances
Other observances, traditional and modern, are observed by various groups and communities throughout the country.
| Date | Observance | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February | National Agriculture Day | วันเกษตรแห่งชาติ (Wan Kaset Haeng Chat) | |
| 1st day of the Chinese calendar (February)a | Chinese New Year | วันตรุษจีน (Wan Trut Chin) | Observed by Thai Chinese and parts of the private sector. Usually celebrated for three days, starting on the day before the Chinese New Year's Eve. |
| 14 February | Valentine's Day | วันวาเลนไทน์ | |
| 8th waning moon, 6th Thai lunar month (May–June)a | Atthami Puja | วันอัฐมีบูชา (Wan Atthami Bucha) | Buddhist observance commemorating the Buddha's cremation. |
| 5th day, 5th Chinese lunar month | Duanwu Festival | วันไหว้ขนมจ้าง (Wan Wai Khanom Chang) | Chinese festival |
| 1 July | National Scout Day | วันลูกเสือแห่งชาติ (Wan Luk Suea Haeng Chat) | Commemorates the founding of scouting in Thailand by King Vajiravudh in 1911. |
| 15th day, 7th Chinese lunar month (August)a | Ghost Festival | วันสารทจีน (Wan Sat Chin) | Known as Sat Chin to differentiate from Sat Thai (see below). |
| 15th day, 8th Chinese lunar month (September)a | Moon Festival | วันไหว้พระจันทร์ (Wan Wai Phra Chan) | Chinese festival |
| 16 August | Defeat of Japan | Freedom Day | Largely ignored except by Seri Thai and friends |
| New moon, 10th Thai lunar month (September–October)a | Sat Thai Day | วันสารทไทย (Wan Sat Thai) | Traditional mid-year festival, now celebrated mostly in Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| 1st–9th days, 9th Chinese lunar month (September–October)a | Vegetarian Festival | เทศกาลกินเจ (Thetsakan Kin Che) | Usually corresponds with Sat Thai Day, depending on the differences between the Thai and Chinese lunar calendars. |
| Full moon, 11th Thai lunar month (October)a | Pavarana | วันออกพรรษา (Wan Ok Phansa) | Marks the end of the three-month Vassa and the beginning of the Kathina period the following day. |
| Full moon, 12th Thai lunar month (November)a | Loy Krathong | วันลอยกระทง (Wan Loi Krathong) | Observed as Yee Peng Lantern Festival (ญี่เปง) in Chiangmai; it is the 2nd lunar month, Duean Yi (เดือนญี่), of the old Lanna Kingdom calendar. |
| 25 December | Christmas | วันคริสต์มาส | Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Religious for Christians and widely observed commercially. |
- ^a Months in which the dates usually fall.
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