Happy New Year's Day in Thailand

History.

New Year's Day has a history, which changes with age and suitability.
Since its beginning, when the Babylonians invented the calendar. Through different stages of the moon is in the count at the end of 12 months was defined as the first year and to achieve a balance between the calendar year with the seasonal So add in another 1 month to 13 months in every four years.

The Egyptians, the Greeks and the Semitic. The Babylonians used a modified calendar. On several occasions to meet the increased until the reign of King Juliet Caesar had introduced the idea of ​​an astronomer Egyptian name a Bezier new improvement to one year with 365 days every four years to complete. months, with an additional 28 days 1 day to 29 days is called a leap month.

Increase in the month of February has 29 days in the calendar every four years, but it still can not match the season. Time is longer than the seasonal calendar. As a result, the arrival date in the calendar.

And on March 21 of every year is the calendar year during the day and night are equal. Is the day the sun will rise in the east. The secret to the west precisely Today the whole world is the same as 12 hours a day, daytime evening March equality (Equinox in March).

But in the year 2125 to date Equinox in March occurred on March 11 instead of March 21, so Pope Gregory adjusted so that 13 days after the 10th day of the calendar year. The day after the 4th of October 2125 instead of October 5 was changed to October 15th instead (this only in 2125) called this new calendar. Victorian Gregorian calendar. Then, the adoption of January 1 as the beginning of the year onwards.

History of New Year Thailand.
In the past, Thailand's New Year's Day has been changed four times: first take the waning days of the first lunar month of the lunar new year which Corresponds to January 2 due to New Year's Day falls on the first day of the fifth lunar month, by the principle of Brahman. Which corresponds to the month of April.
The second time this year in the lunar calendar is considered. Later that solar cell instead. Designated April 1 as the new year from the year 2432 onwards, however, most people, especially the rural areas continue to be taken Monday. New Year's Eve. Later, when a rule change to democracy. Government's New Year's Day on April 1 Jamboree will fight much. Deserves to be revived. Has announced a festive New Year's Day on April 1, 2477 in New York for the first time.

The New Year has started work on 1 April, has spread to other provinces in subsequent years, and in 2479 the festival has been held every year across the province. New Year's Day on April 1, the government called in those days. New Year festival.

Would be considered a change in the new year once again. Cabinet appointed by the Board of Directors. The Royal Fine discourse. The Chairman. The meeting unanimously resolved to the New Year's Day, January 1, due to the New Year's Day January 1, 2484 onwards.

Why did the government change the new year from April 1 to January 1, it is.
1. A conflict with Buddhism in the days and months to celebrate the New Year with charity.
2. A way to break out across the Cult of Brahmin religion.
3. Put into use internationally in countries around the world.
4. A recovery ideology, culture and traditions of Thailand.

Activities in Thailand most often include practices in the new year.
1. Their merit. May put at home. Or go to temples or places of public invited to merit.
2. Respectfully wishes of adults. And greeting friends. The present. Delivering a bouquet of flowers. Or send greeting cards.
3. A carnival. Catering group of friends. Relatives or agencies.
New Year's Day is a great opportunity to make a review of the past life. To correct deficiencies in the past for the better.