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When:
May 13, 2011
- May 14, 2011
Where: Phaya Thaen park, Yasothon, Thailand
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Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival is held, yearly, in May in Yasothon at a park named Phaya Thaen. The event is known as the noisiest in Thailand. Giant home made modes of rockets are launched as a symbol and gesture to God for the sake of good rainy season. Good rains are needed in order to get large harvest of rice. The rockets are launched in a contest for the higher rocket. The drive is reached by using a mush of gunpowder squeezed into a bamboo. When the gunpowder is set on fire the explosion drives the rocket to the sky. The festival is held for two days. In addition to the rockets' launching, street parades, street theaters, performances of folklore bands and a beauty queen contest take place. This is an unforgettable authentic experience for all the participants.
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background and overview:
A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Myanmar (Burma). |
Languages:
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects. |
Climate:
Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid. |
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Bangkok |
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UTC+7 ,Summer (UTC+7) |
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+66 |
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220V 50Hz |
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