The Winter Festival is at the
Royal Plaza from 8th February until
11th March.
It will be in the Royal Plaza
in front of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall – ‘The place of
Immense Gathering” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananta_Samakhom_Throne_Hall.
The colour which greets you
as you enter is just a taste of the rest. At the entrance
there is a Royal Barge Suphannahong which is raised on a
platform and surrounded with flowers.
Then there is the statue of King
Rama V on horseback, with flowers tastefully arranged
around it - and we note that yellow of the marigolds represents
the birth colour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Then there is a circle of
flowers around a small fountain – a popular place for photographs.
Then there is a row of
smaller fountains leading to the Palace – all
really quite special.
It features exhibitions of Thai
products on sale and cultural shows amongst other things throughout the day. It
is being staged to promote happiness among the Thai people and provide them
with an opportunity to appreciate Thai culture and traditions – with the
visitors being asked to dress in cultural dress if they wished –
and they did!
There are exhibitions in
honour of King Rama V (he is on horseback) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej and
money will be donated from this to charitable projects helping troubled
citizens in Thailand.
The cultural performances
will take place from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
each Friday to Tuesday and an outdoor cinema will screen rare classic films
every Wednesday and Thursday from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
Admission is free but please
take identity, dress with respect and you are encouraged to wear traditional
attire, especially that worn during the reign of Rama V.
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