Holidays and Festivals in March
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February to April
Kite Flying season
Following old tradition Thai people play kites during these months of the northeast monsoon throughout the country. Not only for pleasure but also for sportive competitions. Big and colorful paper kites are played and fight against each other. They symbolize the battle of the sexes, in which opposing teams fly male (chula) and female (pakpao) kites. The small agile pakpao with a long tail tries to bring down the more cumbersome chula (about 2 meters), while the male kite seeks to snare the female kites and bring them back into male territory. |  |
These kite flying competitions can be watched in the afternoons on Sanam Luang, a large square near Wat Phra Keo/Grand Palace in Bangkok.
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First Weekend in March
Zebra Dove Contest
Every year dove breeders from Thailand and other southeast Asian nations come together in Kwan Muang Park in Yala, southern Thailand. A competition to find the best zebra dove takes place. | |
March 13
Elephant Day
Nationwide day of remembrance for Thailand's endangered national animal.
The white elephants represent a symbol of the royal power and are considered holy in Thailand.
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March 23 to April 3
Thao Suranari Festival
A festival which takes place in Korat, northeastern Thailand. Colorful processions and parades, historical exhibitions as well as traditional and entertaining performances are held in order to pay homage to the national female hero Thao Suranari. In 1826 she succeeded, as a leader of her people, to push back a Laotian invasion. |  |
