what is interesting about the thai calendar
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the reckoning of the Buddhist Era in Thailand is 543 years ahead of the Common Era (Anno Domini), so the year 2021 CE corresponds to B.E. 2564. The lunar calendar contains 12 or 13 months in a year, with 15 waxing moon and 14 or 15 waning moon days in a month, amounting to years of 354, 355 or 384 days.
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Since a few decades, the western New Year's Day is also a public holiday in Thailand. But for Thai people, the traditional and most popular New Year's Day happens in April. It is called "SONGKRAN". There is a 543 years difference between the Buddhist calendar and the Gregorian calendar. This year 2021 in Europe is year 2564 in Thailand.
During this day, feasts organized by children happen. Children are highly respected in Thailand. In a bus, an adult often gives his seat to a child but may not give it to an elderly person. This day always happens on the second saturday of January.