The Thai community on the Isle of Man will be celebrating Thai new year on Saturday, May 6.
The Thais have a different new year from the Western World and also from the Chinese.
On Friday, May 5, in preparation for Thai New Year, a group of some seven Thai monks will be travelling from the UK.
Following their arrival, the monks will walk along Douglas Promenade in the direction of Broadway to receive rice and other food items from members of the local Thai community. It is traditional practice for Buddhist Monks to collect and receive such gifts at the start of each day.
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On Saturday, May 6, a special event will be held at Ashley Hill School from 10am to 3pm to mark Thai New Year.
The monks will be there and the day’s activities will include being able to sample Thai cuisine, there will be traditional Thai dancing and also a ’Miss Songkran’ beauty competition.
There are currently more than 150 Thai nationals living on the island and many will be attending the day’s activities. However, people who attend don’t need to be Thai to go. Everyone is welcome.
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