The Thai lunar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินจันทรคติ Pa ti thin Chan tha ra kha ti) (literally, Against-the-Sun Moon-Ways), Dai calendar (傣历), or Tai calendar, is Thailand's version of the lunisolar Buddhist calendar. It is used in the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Burma for calculating lunar-regulated holy days. Based on the third-century Surya Siddhanta (a Hindu calendar), these combine lunar and solar calendars for a nominal year of 12 months. An extra day or an extra 30-day month is intercalated at regular intervals; Thai, Lao, and Cambodian versions do not add an extra day to years with an extra month.
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