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Various customs of Thai people
1. In some places in Chatingpo County, Songkhla Province, southern Thailand, local men will hold ceremonies to marry big trees. The wedding with Dashu 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.

2. When eating, Thai people used to kneel around a small round table and grab food with their hands. Now they use forks and spoons. Thailand's diet is dominated by rice and vegetables. Thais love ethnic curry rice (cooked with rice, fish, spices, coconut juice and vegetables).

3. Daily etiquette? Often to show friendliness and closeness, I am not used to calling him by his surname, but by his first name. Thais are well-educated, gentle, kind, polite, thrifty and flexible, speak softly and behave politely. Land of smiles.

Thai civilians must kneel when they see members of the royal family or monks, but members of the royal family and monks do not have to reciprocate; When pedestrians pass by the 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 that of the elders.

No matter where you go, don't show 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 the ceremony of the royal family, the education and life of the people 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 their adulthood and repay their parents' kindness. There are other purposes for becoming a monk. For example, some believers succeed after recovering from illness and shave their heads to become monks in order to fulfill their vows.

Others shave their hair 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 of the Bangkok dynasty has been a monk for twenty-seven years, and he also founded his own Legalist Sect.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Thailand