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Songkraan Festival (2015)

 

    

    

 

 Issue Name:

Songkraan Festival

 Thai Issue Name:

เทศกาลสงกรานต์

 Issue Date:

2015/2558-04-07

 Cause:

To commemorate the annual Songkraan Festival and the beginning of the Thainess Year

 Catalogue Number:

2015/22-25

 Denomination:

3 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

4 Baht (4 designs)

 Complete Set:

16 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

30 x 48 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Painted pictures depicting the annual Songkraan celebrations, i.e. Thai New Year: 1. song nahm phra, i.e. paying respect to Buddha statues by pouring scented water on them; 2. rod nahm mon, i.e. paying homage to the elderly by pouring scented water over their hands; 3. khon saai khao wat, i.e. returning sand to the temple by ko phra chedi saai, i.e. building sand pagodas known as chedi saai; 4. splashing water on each other for fun (fig.), an event which in the ancient city of Ayutthaya is joined by the local city elephants (fig.).

 Related Link:

Thailand, Songkraan, song nahm phra, Buddha, Buddha image, rod nahm mon, chedi saai, ko phra chedi saai, khon saai khao wat, Asian Elephant, Ayutthaya