Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Suk Jai Thailand: A Thai Cultural Fair @ UP Asian Center

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Enjoy and experience Thailand’s culture through its dances, games and food at Suk Jai Thailand: A Thai Cultural Fair on 28 August 2018, 1 pm–4 pm, UP Asian Center, QC. The fair is free and open to the public. Seating and free offerings are first-come, first-served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to sign up.

LIST OF ACTIVITIES: FOOD, GAMES And DANCE

"Suk Jai (happy) Thailand" is the fourth Thai cultural fair at the UP Asian Center. The fair brings to life Thai culture and entertainment through the showcase of cultural performances, traditional games, authentic Thai food, Doi Kham products (Royal Project Food Products), and Thai products from “Thailand’s One Tambon, One Product” (OTOP). Participants can: 

    • Watch 'Songkran Festival Dance' and the 'Dance of the Four Regions'

    • Play Thai traditional games

    • Sample authentic Thai cuisine

    • Win raffle prizes

Doi Kham Food Products Co., Ltd. was established by His majesty the King Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s royal initiative project to “operate as a social business by selling processed food products to improve the quality of life for farmers and their communities" (Borsub n.d.)

OTOP showcases "unique locally made and marketed products of each Thai tambon all over Thailand,” (Royal Thai Embassy, Singapore) such as handicrafts, herbal products, and household items.

THE SONGKRAN FESTIVAL

The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the “Thai New Year’s Day according to the Brahmin solar calendar.” It is held every April 13-15. “Songkran” is derived from Sanskrit, meaning “to move up or to step forward” (Limpisvasti n.d.). It “marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of the annual rains” (The Telegraph).  

The traditional celebration of the Songkran festival involves: “cleaning houses, sprinkling water onto Buddha images, building sand pagodas on temple ground, and pouring water onto family members” and friends. (Limpisvasti n.d.).

THE DANCE OF THE FOUR REGIONS

The Dance of the Four Regions draws from the different styles of Thailand's four geographical regions and brings them together in a combination of short dances, each with their own unique steps, music, and costume.

THAI TRADITIONAL GAMES

Thailand’s traditional games are easy and fun to play. They use songs and rhymes and follow simple rules. Widely available materials such as “banana stems, pebbles, sticks, cloth, etc.” (Traditional Thai Games and Sports) are used in playing.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

This cultural fair is organized by the UP Asian Center and Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand (DVIFA); and UP KASANAG.

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