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Festivals & Events

      Si Satchanalai Ordination Celebration or "Buat Chang" is a local event held annually during 7-8 April at Ban Hat Sieo, Amphoe Si Satchanalai. It features a spectacular procession of ordination candidates in colorful costumes on the backs of some 20-30 decorated elephants.

      Songkran Festival is an annual celebration of the Thai New Year, 13 April. The festival was mentioned in the famous stone inscription believed to be inscribed during the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of the Sukhothai Kingdom.

      Loy Krathong and Candle Festival is held annually on the full moon night of the 12th lunar month at Sukhothai Historical Prak. Activities during the festival include krathong floating, a fireworks display, and local games and performances amid the glamorous atmosphere of Sukhothai Historical Park.

      Sukhothai Night Set up in Sukhothai Historical Park with performances of various activities. The objective is to model the Loy Krathong festival for those who missed the actural performance. The program simulates every activity held on Loy Krathong night. The show will last on hour by serving typical classical style dinner. The tourists who want to participate in the program can contact Sukhothai Tourism Business Club at Tel. (055) 613075

Local Flavor

Shopping
      Sri Satchanalai traditional Gold This is not only the ordinary style of golden craft, commonly being sold and purchased, but is the golden ornaments being renewable hand making by local hand weaving.The goldsmith usually copies the traditional designs found from ruins and remains in the area of Sri Satchanalia Historical Park.The tourists can find this valuable handicraft from any gold shops in town

      Hadsial Cloth Materials The local people of Hadsiao village who have conserved long lasting typical cloth made with colorful and diffierrent designs, have produced the various styles of cloth for sale. The interesting tourists are welcome to visit many available selling shops especially in the village itself.

      Traditional Silverware The silverware found in Sri Satchanalai is distinguished and different form of the other placesin sense that it has its own design and elaborate weaving by hand, the same design and crafting as the golden ornaments, only uaing silver instead of gold

      Pottery Sukhothai used to export enormous numbers of its pottery products in old time. The sustaining production is still ready to serve the interesting tourists who want both to purchase and to have snapshots on the kilns in the area of Sukhothai Historical Park




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