Festivals
Rayong
Fruit Fair , held around May-June, is designed to promote and market fruits and
other products made from fruits and seafood of the province. Colorful fruit-decorated
floats vie for prizes. There are fruit contests and agricultural exhibitions.
Sunthon
Phu Day is held annually on 26 June, the date of his birth. Sunthon Phu was the
early Rattanakosin Period’s foremost poet, and his poems are widely acclaimed
for their lyrical verse and pictorial language. The best of his poems is the epic
romance Phra Aphai Mani. In 1986, he was listed as a person of international literary
distinction by UNESCO. Activities include a procession of cars featuring Sunthon
Phu’s literary works, competitions on poetry writing and painting of scenes from
Sunthon Phu’s poetry. The
Robing of the Phra Chedi Klang Nam is a traditional fair held annually during
the full-moon period of the 12th lunar month, coinciding with Loi Krathong Festival
in November. Held at Wat Pak Nam in Mueang district, there are religious rites,
long boat races, a delightful Loi Krathong and other pleasant entertainment. |