Issue Name: |
Thai
Traditional Festival - Long Boat Racing |
Thai Issue
Name: |
ประเพณีไทย -
การแข่งเรือยาว |
Issue Date: |
2017/2560-04-07 |
Cause: |
To publicize
traditional
Thai festivals and in particular
Longboat Races. |
Catalogue Number: |
2017/13-16 |
Denomination: |
3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht |
Unused Value: |
3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht |
Complete
Set: |
12 Baht (unused), 4 Baht
(used) |
Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
Size: |
30 x 48 mm |
Quantity of Stamps: |
300,000 pieces |
Printer: |
Thai British Security
Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand |
Subject: |
Longboat races
are a
Thai traditional sport in which several teams vie with each
other in a rowing race with a longboat, called reua yao in
Thai. It reflects the way of life of people who live near
the river and takes place in many regions of Thailand, after
the Buddhist festival of
thod kathin,
when water levels are at their highest. This is a period in
which local people are free from labour in the fields and
have time to make merit (tamboon),
and are enticed into boat races for fun. |
Related Link: |
longboat race,
thod kathin |