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Muay Thai boxers to mark World Wai Kru event
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 14/03/2024
» Visitors to Ayutthaya Historical Park this Saturday and Sunday will have a chance to witness the World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony 2024, with Wat Mahathat and Wat Langkha Khao serving as the major ritual grounds.
A hundred baht and a dream
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/06/2022
» Before a lucky draw this week, a middle-aged woman stared intently at a stall in front of Bangkok's shopping mall. She prayed and plucked three lottery tickets, 100 baht each, out of endless possibilities. "I hope you will win the prize," Sudta Tamnudee, a vendor, told her first customer.
Strangers, neighbours, others
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 09/06/2022
» For me, the word "ritual" evokes tradition and cycle. And there's plenty that is traditional and cyclical at this year's Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa). But with a new festival director, Natalie Hennedige, the programme under the theme "Anatomy Of Performance: Ritual" also embraces questions of the future and the digital space.
Exhibition examines spiritual roots of tattoos
Life, Published on 28/04/2022
» The Embassy of France in collaboration with Alliance Française Chiang Mai presents "Trance/Figuration: Tattoos From Birth To Death", featuring a multi-feature immersive work of sacred tattoos, at the French School of the Far East (École Française d'Extrême-Orient) in Chiang Mai, until May 22.
Thai boxing in Ayutthaya
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/03/2019
» From March 16-17, the World Wai Kru Muay Thai ceremony will be performed at the Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya province. The 15th annual festival is aimed at showcasing Thai martial arts and paying respects to Nai Khanomtom, a famous Thai boxer during the Ayutthaya period. Nai Khanomtom Day falls on March 17.
A celebration of all things muay Thai
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2019
» The 15th World Wai Kru Muay Thai ceremony will be held next week in Ayutthaya. The annual event is organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to promote Thai culture and honour muay Thai masters. Last year, about 1,680 people from 60 countries attended the ceremony.