What phenomenon is named after the Phaya Naga and what the Mekhong Full Moon Party film is about?
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Mekhong Full Moon Party Mekhong Full Moon Party (Thai: 15 ค่ำ เดือน 11 ; rtgs: Sip Ha Kham Duean Sip Et ; literally, "The 15th Day of the 11th Month") is a 2002 Thai comedy-drama about the Naga fireballs that arise from the Mekong at Nong Khai on the full moon in October. Written by Jira Maligool, the film was also Jira's directorial debut.
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Naga fireball Naga fireballs (Thai: บั้งไฟพญานาค ; rtgs: bang fai phaya nak ), also known as bung fai paya nak or Mekong lights, are a phenomenon said to be often seen on the Mekong River. Glowing balls are alleged to naturally rise from the water high into the air. The balls are said to be reddish and to range in size from smaller sparkles up to the size of basketballs. They quickly rise up to a couple of hundred metres before disappearing. The number of fireballs reported varies between tens and thousands per night. The phenomenon is named after the Phaya Naga, legendary serpentine creatures said to live in the Mekong.
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Tagaramphung Tagaramphung (tɑː-gɑː-rum-phung) is a small village of the Thangals, a sub tribe of the Naga people, situated in the northern part of Manipur. The village was formerly known as Yaikongpao.
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The Life of Buddha The Buddha (Thai: ประวัติพระพุทธเจ้า , "Prawat Phra Phuttajao", or simply "The Buddha") is a 2007 Thai animated feature film about the life of Gautama Buddha, based on the "Tripitaka". The film was released on December 5, 2007, in celebration of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday.
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Pkah Thgall Meas Pkah Thgall Meas (Khmer: ផ្កាថ្កុលមាស) is a 1975 Cambodian drama film. It was a well-known film in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge.
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Songkran Songkran is a term derived from the Sanskrit word, "saṅkrānti " (or, more specifically, "meṣa saṅkrānti ") and used to refer to the traditional Lunar New Year celebrated in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam and Xishuangbanna, China. It begins when the sun transits the constellation of Aries, the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, as reckoned by sidereal astrology. It is related to the equivalent Hindu calendar-based New Year festivals in most parts of South Asia which are collectively referred to as "Mesha Sankranti".
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Dhammayietra The Dhammayietra (Khmer: ធម្មយាត្រា , "pilgrimage") is an annual peace walk in Cambodia that originated during the historic repatriation of refugees along the Thai border camps during the United Nations monitored transition to democracy in 1992. The Khmer word "dhammayietra", derived from Pāli, "dhamma" (dharma) and Sanskrit "yātrā" ("a walk", "procession"), means "pilgrimage" but is often translated as "pilgrimage of truth". The peace walk takes place in early May and usually involves an assemblage of Buddhist monks and lay persons who travel various routes in Cambodia.
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Poonam Ki Raat Poonam Ki Raat (Full moon Night) is a 1965 horror thriller film starring Manoj Kumar, Nandini, Shiv Kumar, and Kumud Chhugani. It was produced and directed by Kishore Sahu. The music was given by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics by Shailendra.
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Mautam Mautam (Mizo for "bamboo death") is a cyclic ecological phenomenon that occurs every 48 years in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, which are thirty percent covered by wild bamboo forests, as well as Chin State in Burma, particularly Hakha, Thantlang, Falam, Paletwa and Matupi Townships. One of its stages involves a rat boom, which in turn creates a widespread famine in those areas.
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Lên đồng Lên đồng (] , "to mount the medium", or "going into trance") is a ritual practiced in Vietnamese folk religion and the mother goddess religion Đạo Mẫu, in which followers become spirit mediums for various deities. Also known as hầu bóng ("receiving incarnations of the deities"), hầu đồng, or đồng bóng, sessions involve a number of artistic elements, such as music, singing, dance and the use of costumes. The invocation songs (Vietnamese: "hát văn" ) used to induce a trance in mediums have been described as a "particularly noteworthy expression of the performing art of the Kinh people"; the lên đồng ritual itself is considered to be an element of Vietnam's intangible cultural heritage.
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Bahurada Manimaya Princess Bahurada Manimaya was the first daughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great) of Siam and Queen Saovabha Phongsri (later "Queen Sri Bajrindra, the Queen Mother"). She was born on 19 December 1878, at Grand Palace. After she was born, her father, King Chulalongkorn gave the full name as Bahurada Manimaya Prabaibannabichitra Narisarajakumari (Thai: พาหุรัดมณีมัย ประไพพรรณพิจิตร นริศราชกุมารี ; rtgs: "Phahuratmanimai Praphaiphanphichit Naritratchakumari" ). She was also called "Thunkramom Ying Yai", which means the eldest daughter of the King.
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P. Paiwang Konyak P. Paiwang Konyak is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Konyak is a member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from the Tizit constituency in Mon district.
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Phrumsengla National Park Phrumsengla National Park (ཕྲུམ་སེང་རྒྱལ་ཡོང་གླིང་ག) [formerly Thrumshingla National Park] in central Bhutan covers just over 905 km2 across four districts, but primarily in Mongar. It is bisected by the Lateral Road, and contains the Thrumshing La pass.
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Phlov Meas Phlov Meas (Khmer: ឃុំផ្លូវមាស ) is a khum (commune) of Rotanak Mondol District in Battambang Province in north-western Cambodia.
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Thong Sala Tong Sala (ท้องศาลา, "Tong saLaah") is the principal town and administrative centre of Ko Pha Ngan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. While Haad Rin hosts the Full Moon Party and attracts many of the island's visitors, Thong Sala is mostly used by tourists as a ferry terminal and jumping off point.
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Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base The Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly "Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base", is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River. It is approximately 587 km (365 miles) northeast of Bangkok, 14.5 km (9 miles) west of Nakhon Phanom city in Nakhon Phanom Province in the northeastern region of Thailand, and 411 km (256 miles) from Hanoi in Vietnam. The Mekong River is NKP's border with Laos. The airfield at NKP is jointly used as a civilian airport.
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Sinhalese New Year Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda (Sinhalese: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද ) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional Lunar New Year of the Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese people but by most Sri Lankans. The timing of the Sinhala New Year coincides with the new year celebrations of many traditional calendars of South and Southeast Asia. The festival has close semblance to the Tamil New year, Thai New year, Bengali New Year, Cambodian New Year, Lao New Year, Thingyan in Myanmar and Odia New Year festival in India. It is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. It is generally celebrated on 13 April or 14 April and traditionally begins at the sighting of the new moon.
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Karthikai Deepam Karthikai Deepam (Tamil: கார்த்திகை தீபம்) or Karthikai Vilakkidu (Tamil: கார்த்திகை விளக்கீடு) is a Tamil Hindu Festival of Lights. The festival is observed in most Hindu homes and every temple of Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and falls in the month of "Kārttikai" (mid-November to mid-December) as per Tamil calendar. This occurs on the day when the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Karthigai (Pleiades) and pournami. This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the firmament in the shape of a pendant from the ear. In Kerala, this festival is known as Thrikkarthika. In the rest of India, a related festival called Kartik Purnima is celebrated in a different date.
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The Overture The Overture (Thai: โหมโรง or Hom rong) is a 2004 Thai tragic-nostalgia music-drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace musician Luang Pradit Phairoh (), it follows the life of a Thai classical musician from the late 19th century to the 1940s. The film was the winner of several awards in Thailand and was the country's official selection for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was directed by Ittisoontorn Vichailak and producers included Nonzee Nimibutr and Chatrichalerm Yukol. The film was also credited with a revival in the popularity of piphat – Thai classical music. In 2015, this film had been remade into a musical play from the 4th of April to 17 May at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre.
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Santi Promphat Santi Promphat is a Thai politician. He served as Minister of Social Development and Human Security. In 2012 he attended the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. On March 15, 2012, he was accused of slender by secretary of Human Development, Panita Kambhu na Ayutthaya. In 2013 he addressed greetings with Visakha Puja Day. On January 17, 2014, he inspected human rights abuses at fishing industries after discovering that his country was placed on a black list by the Tier 2 Watch company for three years straight. On March 1, 2013, he, Minister of Labor Phadermchai Sasomsub, and Police General Adul Saengsingkaew have participated in a discussion on combating human trafficking which was hosted by Surapong Tovichakchaikul. From May 15 to May 16 of 2013 he participated at a meeting which was hosted by the Royal Thai Government in cooperation with Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability and World Bank to promote rights for disabled individuals in Thailand and thank the Government for it.
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Namul Namul (Korean: 나물 ) refers to either a variety of edible grass or leaves or seasoned herbal dishes made of them. Wild greens are called "sannamul"(산나물 , "mountain namul"), and spring vegetables are called "bomnamul"(봄나물 , "spring namul"). On the day of Daeboreum, the first full moon of the year, Koreans eat "boreum namul"(보름나물 , "full moon namul") with five-grain rice. It is believed that boreum namuls eaten in winter help one stand up the heat in the upcoming summer.
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Chotrul Duchen Chötrul Düchen, also known as Chonga Choepa or the Butter Lamp Festival, is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions. Chötrul Düchen closely follows Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Tibetan calendar during the full moon, which is called Bumgyur Dawa. The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days during which the historical Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples so as to increase their devotion.