THAILAND RELIGIONS According to the last census (2000) 94.7% of Thais are Buddhists of the Theravada tradition. Muslims are the second largest religious group in…

The flag of the Kingdom of Thailand shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red, with the middle blue stripe…

THAILAND ETHNIC MINORITIES Thailand contains more than 30 ethnic groups varying in history, language, religion, appearance, and patterns of livelihood. However, the Thai, akin to…

THAILAND TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS Many of Thailand’s annual events are determined by the lunar calendar, so dates change from year to year, this is particularly true…

THAILAND CUSTOMS AND HABITS THE HEADS AND FEETTaboos exist on some parts of the body that have little significance in Western culture. For example, the…

THAILAND LITERATURE The Literature of Thailand was traditionally heavily influenced by Indian culture. Thailand’s national epic is a version of the Ramayana called the Ramakien.…

THAILAND TRADITIONAL MUSICS Thailand retains cultural connections with the two great centers of Asian civilizations, India and China. Though Thailand was never colonized by Western…

THAILAND TRADITIONAL DANCE Thai traditional dance is one of the truly graceful aspects of the country and is quite symbolic of the Thai character itself.…

THAILAND ARCHITECTURE Admitting Indian, Khmer, and other external influences, Thai Buddhist architects developed their own distinctive styles of soaring multitiered rooftops and towering spires straining…

THAILAND TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS THE SCULPTURE OF THAILANDThai sculptors of the past concentrated almost exclusively on Buddha images, producing works that rank among the world’s greatest…

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THAILAND Thailand means “land of the free”, and throughout its 800-year history, Thailand can boast the distinction of being the only…

THE EARLY HISTORY IN THAILAND    Over the course of millennia, migrations from southern China peopled Southeast Asia, including the area of contemporary Thailand. Archaeological…