National
Children's Day
(1988)
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Issue
Name: |
National
Children's Day
1988 |
Thai Issue
Name: |
วันเด็กแห่งชาติ ปี
2531 |
Issue Date: |
1988/2531-01-09 |
Cause: |
To mark the
annual National Children's Day |
Catalogue Number: |
1988/1 |
Denomination: |
2 Baht |
Unused Value: |
7 Baht |
Used Value: |
3 Baht |
Thailex Collection: |
Unused stamp |
Size: |
45 x 27 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
500,000 pieces |
Printer: |
Leigh-Mardon Pty. Limited,
Australia |
Subject: |
Drawing
by 10-yeard old Miss. Natchaliya Suddhiprasit (ณัฐชลียา
สุทธิประสิทธิ์), a student from Amnuaywit
(อำนวยวิทย์) School in
Samut Prakan,
depicting a
wai kruh
ceremony, held annually on
Wan Kruh
and in which pupils
pay respect to their teachers.
On the right are female students in school uniform,
seated on the floor and performing a
wai
gesture, while
the girls on the first row are offering gifts to their
female teachers, who are seated on chairs. In the back are
two Thai national flags; beneath those is a
Buddha image
seated in the
pahng samahti
pose (fig.),
i.e.
the seated pose of
concentration or meditation, similar to the
dhyani
mudra.
The image is covered with
an orange
cloth, the colour for Thursday in the
sih prajam wan-system, and
the day on which this ceremony was traditionally held, as
well as the day associated to it in the
Phra prajam wan
system. The Buddha image is flanked by
lotus
flowers,
the
common symbol for
Enlightenment and
typically included in the gifts presented to the teachers. |
Related Link: |
wai kruh,
Wan Kruh,
wai,
lotus,
Bangkok 2000 World Youth Stamp Exhibition Stamp (3rd Series),
Enlightenment,
pahng samahti,
sih
prajam wan,
Buddha image,
meditation,
dhyani,
mudra,
Phra prajam wan |
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