It is recommended to wear summer clothes and pay attention to the local weather forecast.

Thailand has a tropical climate with three distinct seasons throughout the year: March to May is summer. June to October is the rainy season. October to February is the cool season.

The annual temperature in Thailand is between 19 and 38, and the average temperature is about 28℃. The humidity varies from 66% to 82.8%. There are three seasons in a year: cool season (November to February), summer (March to May) and rainy season (June to October). The coolest temperature in Bangkok averages 17 degrees; The hottest is April, about 38 degrees. Chiang Mai on the plateau and the mountainous areas in the north are cool and suitable for traveling. The cool season every year is the most suitable season for traveling to Thailand.

Religion

Buddhism is the national religion of Thailand, and 9% people believe in Buddhism. For hundreds of years, almost all aspects such as customs, literature, art and architecture have a close relationship with Buddhism. In Thailand, all boys who believe in Buddhism, when they reach a certain age, have their hair cut off and become monks, even the royal family and nobles are no exception. When you travel to Thailand, you can see monks in yellow robes and magnificent temples everywhere. Therefore, Thailand has the good name of "yellow robe Buddha country". Buddhism has shaped the moral standards for Thai people, and made them form a spiritual style of advocating tolerance, tranquility and peace-loving.

Festival

National Day: December 5 (in 1927, the birthday of King bhumibol adulyadej)

Thai-speaking country day: In 1999, the Thai government decided to designate July 29th as the Thai-speaking country day.

Mother's Day: August 12th is the birthday of Queen sirikit of Thailand, and it is also Mother's Day in Thailand.

Farming Day: It is an important festival in Thailand. Every year when it comes to Farming Day, Thailand holds a ceremony in Wangjiatian Square next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The farming festival ceremony began in the Sukhothai dynasty in the 13th century.

Ghost Festival: The Ghost Festival in Thailand is held in loei in mid-June every year, which is highly valued by the local people. The main purpose is to pray for good weather and a bumper rice harvest in the coming year.

Folklore

Thais are used to calling their elders they don't know uncle, uncle, aunt, grandfather or grandmother. Peers are also called brothers or sisters. They have been educated by their families since childhood, and they should respect their parents and elders at home. Schools cultivate students to respect teachers and be polite to senior students. Teaching students to respect teachers is like respecting their parents. On the annual Songkran Festival, people are used to sprinkling holy water on their respected elders and superiors. On the day of honoring teachers, students should pay homage to their teachers. The fashion of respecting one's elders and teachers is related to the education that the society advocates kindness and repay kindness. There is no preference for sons in Thailand, and many families are more happy to have girls than boys. Thai women have achieved equal status with men in all aspects, such as education, voting and being elected.

diet

Thai cuisine is internationally renowned. Whether the taste is spicy or light, harmony is the guiding principle for every dish. In essence, Thai cooking is organically combined by the influence of the East and the West with hundreds of years of history, forming a unique Thai diet. The characteristics of Thai cuisine depend on the chef, diners, occasions and cooking places to satisfy everyone's appetite. Thai cooking originally reflected the characteristics of aquatic lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plants and herbs are the main ingredients. Avoid using large pieces of meat. Later, the influence led to the use of quite large pieces of meat in the Thai diet.

Because of their Buddhist background, Thais avoid using large pieces of animal meat. Large pieces of meat are chopped and mixed with herbs and spices. Traditional cooking methods in Thailand are steaming, baking or barbecue. Influenced by China, the methods of frying, frying and frying were introduced. Since the 17th century, cooking methods have been influenced by Portugal, Holland, France and Japan. In the late 17th century, Portuguese missionaries got used to the taste of red pepper in South America, so they introduced red pepper into Thai food.

Calendar

The calendar of Thailand is the Buddhist calendar, also known as the Thai calendar, which is based on the year when Sakyamuni died. In 212, it was called Buddha calendar year 2555. Because it is 543 years earlier than the birth of Jesus, take 2555 -543 =212. For the convenience of use, the same is true for the method of the moon.

The conversion method indicates that Thailand's national calendar -543= A.D.

Boxing

Muay Thai is a traditional Thai national art and fighting skill. As a legendary fighting skill, Muay Thai is a sport famous for its strength and agility. It mainly uses eight kinds of weapons of the human body, including fist, leg, knee and elbow, to attack, punching and kicking, making knee and elbow force smooth and smooth, showing extremely abundant strength and sharp attack power. What people say about Muay Thai generally refers to modern Muay Thai, not to ancient Muay Thai. As a national art, Muay Thai is closely related to the traditional Thai culture and has a strong religious color. For example, the introduction of apprentices, competitive etiquette and boxing and dancing ceremonies all have religious and artistic backgrounds. As for Thailand's classical poetic drama and dance art, many movements and details are integrated into boxing. Such as a variety of boxing moves and boxing dance, tracing the roots, it must be drama and dance art. From this point of view, Muay Thai is regarded as a national art in Thailand, which is by no means far-fetched, and it is a very representative skill.