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Thailand Arts & cuilture
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The culture of Thailand has been greatly influenced by
Buddhism. But there have been other dominating influences of Hinduism as
well along with the effects of the repeated invasions of Myanmar, Laos
and also the Chinese immigrants.
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Arts and Crafts in Thailand |
Traditional visual arts in Thailand bear a great influence of Buddhism
but contemporary Thai art is a combination of the modern techniques
along with the traditional styles. Crafts include textiles and
decorative items that bear the distinct Thai style.
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Architecture of Thailand |
Classical Thai architecture is found in the temples and royal palace
buildings and the best examples of Thai architecture are the Grand
Palace, the Wat Benchamabophit, Wat suthat to name a few.
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Thai Cuisine |
Thai cuisine is extremely popular due to the blending of the four
fundamental tastes of salty, sour, spicy and sweet. Most of the dishes
combine all of these and there are innumerable spices and herbs used to
achieve this.
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Music and Dance in Thailand |
Music consists of both the folk music and also the classical traditions
along with pop or string music.
The Ram Thai or Rabam is the main art form while the dance forms can be
divided into the high art or classical dance and low art or folk dance
divisions.
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Religion in Thailand |
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Thailand is predominantly a Theravada Buddhist country but there are the
minorities like the Phra Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana Mahathera and the
Muslims as well. |
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Thai Customs and Traditions |
The most distinctive Thai custom is the Wai that bears resemblance to
the Indian namaste demonstration of affection amongst friends are common
in public. It is considered rude to put the feet above someone's head or
step on a Thai coin as it has the King's head engraved upon it.
Thailand Hill Tribes (Akha, Karens, Lahu, Lisu, Meo, Yao)
The tribes of the Akha, Karen, Hmong, Yao, Lisu had migrated to Thailand
about a 100 years back from the southern part of China and they have
their own religion, art, culture and dress.
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Fashion in Thailand |
Thailand is a land where the latest styles and traditional crafts have
been well blended and there is some thing or the other for every buyer
irrespective of the budget.
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Thai Etiquette |
The behavior of the Thais is well controlled by etiquette based on the
Buddhism. The society is non- confrontational in nature and so disputes
need to be averted at all costs. Thais prefer proper behavior and dress.
Revealing clothes and behaving rudely in public needs to be avoided at
all costs.
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