สงกรานต์ (sǒŋkraan) Songkran is known as the Thai New Year. But what does this word actually mean? Let’s find out! Table of Contents Songkran doesn’t exactly mean Thai New Year The word สงกรานต์ (sǒŋkraan) Songkran is a borrowed word from Sanskrit. The original term is Sankranti (सङ्क्रान्ति), which mainly means transference. You can see other … Read more
I’ve just been back from ขอนแก่น (Khon Kaen) and กาฬสินธุ์ (Kalasin) provinces in อีสาน (Isan) or Northeast of Thailand. I had a good experience and had something to share with you. I visited พิพิธภัณฑ์ ไดโนเสาร์ (phíphítthaphan daynoosǎw) or Dinosaur Museum in กาฬสินธุ์ (Kalasin). The museum’s official name is พิพิธภัณฑ์ สิรินธร (Sirindhorn Museum). While I was … Read more
การสะเดาะเคราะห์ (kaan-sadɔ̀-khrɔ́) or purification rituals are the rituals in Thai temples that some Thais participate when they visit Thai Buddhist temples. The ancient Thai people had a belief in supernatural, holy spirits, ghosts, etc. regardless of religion. Since we believe in something we do not see, the purification rituals have become a part of our … Read more