[Efksqhyu]

Hi All

Not sure this is the right place for this, but if it isn't, I'm sure it will get moved to the right place :^>

I know it's Chakri Day today (the 6th), how widely is it celebrated in Thailand, and how is it celebrated? Do you say "Happy Chakri Day" to people?

I have read quite a bit of the history of this day but nothing about it in modern Thailand. I have never been in the kingdom on this date so have not experienced it first hand.

-Mekk

[tinamasak]

Well, it is a public holiday but really it is not celebrated in the way that they do for the King's Birthday. There were ceremonies but that is basically it.

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 78, pays his respect at the Rama I monument in honour of the start of the Chakri dynasty in Bangkok April 6, 2006. The start of the Chakri dynasty, which has ruled Thailand for more then 200 years, is celebrated as a national holiday. REUTERS/Adrees Latif