Bangkok--1 Oct--Media Plus Connection
Nakhon Si Thammarat Celebrates October Festive Season with A Series of Activities Entitled ‘One Month, Explore All of Muang Khon’Everyone Invited to Explore 5 Best Elements of the City‘Historic City’, ‘City of Learning’, ‘Tourism City’, ‘City of Craftsmanship’ and ‘Contemporary City’
Nakhon Si Thammarat celebrates October festive season by introducing a series of activities entitled “One Month, Explore All of Muang Khon”. Set to invite everyone to come and experience cultural activities during this festive month, the activities which include “The Tenth Month Merit Making” among others target on families, students, college students and retired seniors who want to have slow life traveling during their free time.
Mr.Viroj Jivarangsan, Governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, disclosed “Slow life traveling is a new approach of traveling experience we want everyone to have in our town. It is this way that tourists can get closer to the nature, the culture and the local people here. And at the same time, it is the way that leads to a sustainable tourism. Our target group is the group that has spare time like families with children, college students who gather together for a short trip during school break and government officers who want to relax after retirement.”
Nakhon Si Thammarat has announced that October is the month of traveling. As a result, there will be a series of tourism and cultural activities happening in all tourist attractions of the city throughout the month.
Starting on October 1-8, Nakhon Si Thammarat introduces an exceptional campaign called “Traveling through the Forest in the Rain, Having Fabulous Fruits, Visiting Wat Phra Mahathat and Learning Historical City”. The campaign invites you to have a relaxing time by doing merit, experiencing fresh natural atmosphere while enjoying best seasonal fruits that have come out included mangosteen, chempedak and Siam ruby pomelo.
Then on October 9-18, it is time for “The Tenth Month Merit Making”. This religious activity will be held at Suan Somdej Phrasrinakarin 84 under the concept of “The Nakhon Si way of life”. Main activity includes an exhibition showcasing the Royally-initiated Pak Panang River Basin Development Project, a sustainable economy exhibition and Golden Mrab Competition to win Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn cup. All activities are conducted in celebration of His Majesty the King’s 85th Birthday on December 5, 2012, Her Majesty the Queen’s 80th Birthday on August 12, 2012, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn's 60th birthday on July 28, 2012.
There will be Mrab Rally activity during the period. Mrab means tray of food using only for family members or relatives. It is made by bamboo basket. Arranging Mrab for the rally is to put foods and desserts in the basket level upon level. The lowest level is for dried food. The second level is for vegetable that can be preserved for a long time. Next level is daily use appliance. And then on the fourth level of Mrab is for desserts which are all signature ones made especially for the tenth month merit making. It is believed that all these foods, desserts and appliances are gathered for ancestors and relatives who have passed away to use after life.
There will also be a performance entitled “Kin Mrab Dab Tee” as well as other traditional southern performances such as Ligor story, hungry ghost food setup, hungry ghost snatching, shadow play, Miss Nakhon Si Thammarat competition, to name a few.
Nakhon Si Thammarat was usually known as Ligor to Portuguese merchants who have done business in the Kingdom during the time when King Ramathibodi II has reigned around 1518. People assumed that the name Ligor was the same word with “Nakhon”, a nickname of Nakhon Si Thammarat, pronounced distortedly by Portuguese merchants.
In that very same period, there will be a Pak Panang food festival conducted as “The Paradise of Food” event. Located inside Fish Marketing Organization in Pak Panang which provides beautiful scenery of the district, the festival will have fresh seafood as well as cooked foods and O-Top products made by local fishermen and farmers. There will also be floating market happening as well as interesting activities where tourists can have fun throughout the period from entertainment events to green tourism like boat trip to mangrove forest and Pak Panang River.
On October 13, the city hosts “Visiting Kiriwong, Charmed by Lanska and its Fresh Air” event inviting tourists to come taste a diverse range of fruits included the A-grade “mountain mangosteen” from “Suansomrom” while taking a chance to experience a real breath of fresh air from mountainous scenery in Kiriwong. And after having a little shopping in the event, you can enjoy listening to good music set under the concept of “Romantic Destination” exclusively only one day.
Next Saturday, on October 20, it is time for the first ever “Plai Dam-Sichon Tourist Festival”. Sichon is a district that has so many beautiful beaches especially around “Plai Dam hill”. That is why the beaches in the district included Sichon beach, Hin Ngam beach and Piti beach have been named “the Dragon of Southern Sea”. The festival will be conducted under the theme “the Land of Rock” where there will be rock music festival, big bike classic car caravan and canoe competition etc.
On October 21-22, Nakhon Si Thammarat hosts the amazing “Land of Freedom” event inviting everyone to join an adventurous and natural tour in several attractions in the city. The event will end with a folk music performance in honour of the cultural history of the city.
And then on October 27, it will be the time for “Heavenly Moon, Pink Dolphin” festival. The festival sees a ‘reggae Brazilian’ and ‘ska’ music performance under the theme “Party under the Moon”. There will also be ‘Dolphin Preserve, Preserve the Environment’ ecotourism activity on Khanom bay and Talet bay inside Khanom National Park which are home to pink dolphin.
“Nakhon Si Thammarat is ready to serve tourists in so many different ways. Thus, the city is always welcoming all year long. For October, it is one of the most important tourist periods as there are a lot of activities for travelers to enjoy. Whether you love to explore the city in a cultural or religious approach, or you want to have some adventure in natural forest, or you want to enjoy music, party or even delicious fruits, the city has them all available for you. Visiting us in Nakhon Si Thammarat and you will not be disappointed, I’m sure,” added Mr.Viroj.
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