| Are you game for a little bit of sport and a spark | | | | beginning of the rice-planting season. Such is the |
| of adventure? Are you ready to backpack and | | | | fervor of the festival, that to commemorate the |
| set off some place where you can relax in your | | | | rice-planting season, the Rocket Festival is held. |
| own way; be it visiting temples, sightseeing, or | | | | Here bamboo and gunpowder are blended to |
| indulging in festivals? | | | | make a volatile mixture. This is done to send a |
| Well, then get ready to set off and experience | | | | message to the sky to send rain during the rice |
| the beautiful and the magical Land of Smiles, as | | | | seasons. |
| Thailand is fondly called. | | | | If you are a vegetarian or love vegetarian food, |
| If your are in the mood for fun and frolic, then | | | | then September and October is the ideal month |
| you can choose the month of April or May to | | | | to visit Thailand. During this time, the Buddhists |
| visit Thailand. The Thai joyously celebrate the | | | | eat an array of vegetarian food for nine days. |
| New Year or the Songkran festival by splaying | | | | Another interesting festival that is held in |
| and splashing water at each other. It is considered | | | | November is the Elephant Roundup where people |
| to be an auspicious festival and water is poured | | | | watch elephants playing football or participating in |
| on images of Buddha. It is believed by doing so | | | | tug-of-war. In the month of November candle-lit |
| water will continue to flow even during the | | | | floats are cast into the water to herald good |
| summers and the dry season. | | | | fortune in the coming year. It is a beautiful sight |
| In the month of May, the harvesting and the | | | | to see thousands of candle-lit floats bobbing up |
| sowing festival is celebrated and marks the | | | | and down in the water. |