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Various customs of Thai people
1. In some places in Chatingpo County, Songkhla Province, southern Thailand, local men will hold a ceremony to marry Dashu. The wedding with Uncle Da is as grand and lively as a real wedding for men and women, full of joyful atmosphere.

According to local customs, all men over 2 1 year old need to hold a ceremony to marry Dashu. This ceremony is usually held between June and August every year. After the ceremony, he became a monk until he fell in love with a woman and got married and started a family.

When eating, Thais used to kneel around the small round table and grab food with their hands, but now they use forks and spoons. Thailand's diet is dominated by rice and vegetables. Thais like ethnic curry rice (it is cooked with rice, fish, spices, coconut sauce and vegetables).

3. Daily etiquette? In order to show friendliness and closeness, I am not used to calling him by his last name, but by his first name. Thai people are quite cultured, pay attention to gentleness, kindness, courtesy, frugality and flexibility, speak softly and behave politely. Land of smiles.

Thai civilians must kneel when they meet members of the royal family or monks, but members of the royal family and monks do not have to reciprocate; When pedestrians pass by people sitting, they should bow slightly to show politeness; Grab food with your hands. When the elders are present, the younger generation should sit on the ground or kneel. The height of the head should not exceed the height of the elders.

No matter where you go, don't expose your soles, especially don't point your soles at each other. You'd better bring your own slippers when traveling.

5、? The status of Buddhism in Thailand is sacred and inviolable, and any blasphemy may be detained, even for foreign tourists.

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Thailand is proud to be a monk. Because all kings in Thailand protect Buddhism, monks are highly respected and have a great say in all walks of life. Even royal ceremonies, national education and life are regulated by Buddhism, which stipulates that men must be monks for at least three months when they reach the age of 20. Most young monks who become monks are students. Generally, after becoming a monk, you can be secular.

Generally speaking, before they reach the age of 20 or get married, they will become monks for a short time to show that they have reached adulthood and repay their parents' kindness. There are other purposes for becoming a monk. For example, some believers succeed after recovering from illness, and they shave their heads to become monks in order to fulfill their vows.

Others shave their heads when they meet their closest relatives, such as their parents' funerals. It is said that they can extradite their dead parents from suffering to heaven. There are also people who have really converted to Buddhism for a long time, because they have seen through the world of mortals.

At present, there are more than 30,000 Buddhist temples and more than 50,000 monks in Thailand. For Thais, becoming a monk is a tradition, including members of the royal family. Rama IV, the current Bangkok dynasty, has been a monk for 27 years, and he also founded his own Legalist Sect.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Thailand