For an ordinary Russian citizen, New Year is primarily associated with a Christmas tree (mostly alive or resembling one), garlands and balls in all more or less public places, Olivier salad, the president's speech on TV, chimes and ... snow with at least some frost. Why am I writing all this triviality? To the fact that for the first time in our life we were lucky enough to celebrate the New Year in Thailand, and these are completely different conditions and circumstances. And to be honest, the sensations were a little unusual from this, but pretty cool. But first things first.
A small note at once: the tradition of meeting «our» The New Year in Thailand appeared, apparently, not so long ago, and the main reason for this celebration was a considerable number of farangs (foreigners) who came here to spend the winter, or warm up for a while, or celebrate the New Year. And therefore, preparing for this holiday in Thailand is purely symbolic, as it seemed to us.
Happy New Year!
Christmas decorations in Thailand
This is manifested, for example, in the fact that there are no such «competition» sellers under the name, who will decorate their showcase more colorful and brighter with tinsel, garlands, balls and similar paraphernalia, all these decorations are found mainly in places where, at least occasionally, our brother, a tourist farang, still looks in (cafes, shopping centers, etc. e). And where those do not appear, there are not particularly of these «footprints» New Year's Eve in Thailand, everything is as usual.
Lanterns at an ordinary cafe in Thailand
Christmas decorations in a cafe, Thailand
You don't often see a Snowman with Santa in Thailand
Santa Claus in a shopping center in Thailand
Yes, to be honest, even without this there are enough lights, they love this business. So, we walked in the evenings and did not know if the garlands were burning here in honor of the New Year holidays, or so, every evening decoration. By the way, they are very fond of blue, there is a lot of it here. Maybe he symbolizes something for them.
Thais love to be photographed against the background of such statues.
The holiday comes to us ... in Thai
Garlands of blue beloved by Thais
Garlands of the same blue color
They also noticed that in Thailand, various wire frame shapes are often made, and then they are highlighted. And on the same square on different holidays - different figures. This time they were famous architectural monuments of various countries. Beautiful, by the way, very.
Leaning Tower of Pisa in Thailand for New Year
Local amateur performances on New Year's Eve
Local amateur performances on New Year's Eve
I would like to pay special attention to the Christmas trees! I do not know if they grow in the Thai forests, we have not met them, but on the streets of the city a few days before the new year they began to notice. And now you just imagine a standing Christmas tree or some figure resembling this tree, among the palm trees !!! And when on this New Year's beauty there is also an artificial snowball lying generally hilarious! People in T-shirts and T-shirts walk during the day, the only shoes here are flip flops and sandals, and the Christmas trees are with snow! So funny! Although the Thais must be given their due, in the evenings they still put on jackets, but the shoes are never changed..
Snow-sprinkled Christmas tree in Thailand
Santa Claus, snowman and Christmas tree with snow
One of the Christmas trees in the New Year in Thailand
In the evening it turns into a Christmas tree
Shop for jackets for thais freezing in winter
And it happened a couple of times that when a building appeared near the shopping center, during the day it was not even very clear what it was that had grown here. And only when evening comes and this skeletal statue begins to light up, you realize that this is a Christmas tree, Christmas tree-sticks! Although, it may be the same in Russia, but I just did not notice it.
A skeletal statue that will become a Christmas tree in the evening
In the evening it turns into a blue herringbone
What turns into a Christmas tree in the evening on New Years in Thailand
When shopping for groceries in the supermarket, we noticed what gifts were prepared. I don’t know, this was done in case «didn't know what else to give you» or is it a standard present for the new year in Thailand. The main thing is that it is quite practical and convenient - sealed baskets filled with various goodies, and, not like ours, only sweets and sweets. There is a whole NZ for a rainy day: some canned food, and coffee, and seasonings, and sauces, and cereals ...
Gifts for the New Year in Thailand
We walked along these New Year's streets, saw these under-Christmas trees, but for some reason the feeling of an approaching holiday did not appear, which made me personally upset. Either it didn’t fit in my head that the New Year was about to happen, because there was no snow and I didn’t freeze on the street, or for some reason. But in the new year itself, this feeling was dispelled and the magic found me. But about this already in the article. How we celebrated the New Year in Thailand.
Christmas decorations in Thailand store
Angels meet on the streets in Thailand on New Year's Eve
