Mother's Day in Thailand

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The Queen's Birthday

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit was born on Friday, August 12,1932 ,
as the eldest daughter of His Highness Prince Chandaburi Suranath and Mom Lung Bua Kitiyakara.

Her Majesty was born with the royal title of Mom Rajawongse and Her name "Sirikit",
which means "Glory to the Kitiyakara Family",was Given by His Majesty Fing Prajadhipok (Rama VII ).

Mom Rajawongse Sirikit began her studies at Rajini School of the Queen's School
and during World War II she transferred to St. francis Xavier Convent School in Bangkok.

At the end of the Second World War, her father was appointed the Thai minister
to France and Denmark and full Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
She thus accompanied him and continued her education in Europe here she met His Majesty King Bhumibol.

Their Majesties became engaged on July 19, 1949 and in March of the following year,
His Majesty, accompanied by the Royal Family and Mom Rajawongse Sirikit and her family;
returned to Thailand for the Cremation Ceremony of His majesty King Ananda Mahidol.Rama VII.

The Royal wedding took place at 9.30 a.m. on Friday, April 28,1950 at Sra Pathum Palace.
On May 5 of the same year there followed the Coronation of His Majesty King Bhumibol.

Their majesties have four children, namely:

1. H.R.H. Princess Ubol Ratana, born on the 5th of April 1951, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2. H.R.H. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkron, born on the 28th of July 1952 in Bangkok.
3. H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindron, born on the 2nd of April 1955 in Bangkok.
4. H.R.H. Princess Chulabhorn, born on the 4th of July 1957 in Bangkok.

In 1956, when His Majesty King Bhumibol entered the monkhood for two weeks,
Her Majesty was appointed as his Regent. During that period,
Her Majesty performed her duties so successfully that,
on the recommendation of the government, Her Majesty was given a royal title of higher distinction:
"Somdejphra Borom Rajininath".

Apart from being a royal wife and mother, Her Majesty the Queen also dedicates her tireless efforts
for the betterment of the Thai people and the entire nation.

The Queen spends much time travelling to rural areas to find sources of supplementary income
in the off-season or in areas affected by droughts or floods.
In order to help poor people in rural areas make both ends meet,
The Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques (SUPPORT)
was established on July, 21 1976 under Her Majesty's patronage.

The foundation has achieved remarkable success, today thousands of rural folks
and their families are benefiting from Her Majesty's countless efforts and initiatives.

As a tribute to Her Majesty's boundless contributions for the happiness of the entire population
and the prosperity of the nation as a whole, August 12 is now a public holiday.

We join all loyal and devoted subjects of the kingdom in wishing Her Majesty the Queen
a long life of good health and happiness.
    

Remark: Copied from "Essays on Thailand" by Thanapol Chadchaidee

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August 12th is the birthday of H.M. Queen Sirikit, and a public holiday.

This day is also known in Thailand as "Mother’s Day"
as Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is considered to be mother to all Thais.

Long live The Queen of Thailand.

[chai]

Happy Mother Day
for all web members ladies (not include gay)   

One nice place to take mother to dinner on Mother Day
is Ban Nam Kieng Din at Putthamonthon
beutiful place, open air, Thai plus Europe style
lovely songs, delicious food
not too expensive 

[Alisa (ping-pong)]

 

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Happy Mother’s Day to all members.

We will take time today to pay respect to mothers,
usually presenting them with jasmine flowers, having special meals
or taking the short trips to the temples or some other interesting places and etc.

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I called my mum early this morning to say happy mother’s day and wishing her good health.
She is OK at her age of 88 and prefers to stay in Cholburi province rather than in Bangkok.
We have planned to take her for lunch at Wang Muk, Bangsaen , on Sunday 16 August.

My mum always enjoys talking and listening about nieces and nephews.
I told her many good stories of Bua and Bo which made her happy with my family.

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Hello Yukio san

Thanks for your message.  You’re welcome. Dou itashimashite. 
Okusan to anata no musukosan ha ureshii desu ne.

You’re lucky to have about one week holidays.
I’m sure your mother will be very happy to meet you and family.
Sumimasen…how old is your mother now…nearly 70? My mum is 88.
I’d like to see her pictures again. I have remembered you sent your photo with her long time ago. 
Hope she has very good health.
I guess she wants to have Kaoru’s junior.
Could you please take some photos for me to see? Arigatou.

Minasan ni yoroshiku.

Hello pee Lek.
My mother is 83 years old.
She is fine now.
She has 2 older sister. They are fine also.
Their mother (my grand mother) had very long life.
nearly 100 years old.
So I guess my mother will has long life also.

Best regards.
Yukio

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Hello Yukio san

Sorry my memory is not good sometimes. 

I’m happy to see your mum’s picture again.
She looks very good at the age of 83.
Her back is still straight up while my mum’s is curved.
It’s nice we talk about mothers and grandmother as tomorrow 12 August
is the Mother’s Day in Thailand (The Queen’s Birthday)




Jasmine is the flower for mum and one of the symbols for Mother’s Day.


I’ll be a bit busy as a daughter of my mum and a mother of 2 daughters.
I’m sure Bo will call us or talk via the video link.

Do you have the web camera at your computer?
I’d like to have the easy talk with you in many matters or otherwise by MSN chat.




Bua and Bo at Bo’s Graduation Day




Bua visited Bo in Chicago in October last year

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Hello pee Lek.
Congratulation for mother's day.
You are mother for Ms.Bua & Ms.Bo.
I will go back to my mothers house on tomorrow.
from 13 to 15 Aug.

Then today I went to meet to Wife's mother.
Wife's mother is 86 years old.
She is not so fine.
She had not so cliar understanding for me. (too much old)

I will up the my family photos on leelarrt.net soon.

Yukio

Hello Yukio san

Thanks for your warm wishes for Mother’s Day for me.
As a mother of Bua and Bo, I’m very happy as they always make me proud of them.

I copied your mother’s picture and some comments to join the Mother’s Day at this topic.
Wishing your mother and your wife’s mother good health, good living and having long life.
I hope you will have good time with family in Kyoto.

Thank you in advance for the family photos.

Please tell us of Mother’s Day in Japan? Arigatou.
 

[Yukio]

Hello pee Lek.

The Japanees Mother's Day is 2nd Sunday of May.
I don't know the reason.
Way the day is Mother's Day?
The day children present the carnaition flower to mother.
It's also I don't know the reason.

My Mother said
my age is 78 years old.
I had mistake memory. Pee Lek you are right !!

Yukio

Remark: I put the nice picture of you and your mother.

P'Lek

 

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Hello Yukio san

Thanks for the correct info of your mother and mother’s day in Japan.
Don’t you have some pictures for us? I’d like to see the photos of your family members.
I almost cannot recognize Atsuko san, Kaoru, Takeru and have not yet seen Kaoru’s wife.

If you are not comfortable to show the pictures to the public
you could send privately to my e-mail. Arigatou.
Are you back to work and having the normal activities?

The picture above was taken at my house before going to Bang Poo.
There were 40 persons of the Waltz members. 

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I would like to post some things nice to read at this topic again
as the Mother’s Day 2010 will be in the next 3 days.

[Lek]

M - O - T - H - E - R

"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell
"M O T H E R,"
A word that means the world to me.

By Howard Johnson

[chai]

 

God cannot reach everywhere...So he created Mothers on the Earth!!!

MOTHER IS GOD'S Best GIFT
- Mother's love

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Happy Mother’s Day to all…

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Thanks many viewers of this topic. 
Mother’s Day in Thailand this year will be on
Friday, 12 August 2011.

Thai people will celebrate the Mother’s Day
in the long weekend.

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Another 2 days will be the Mother’s Day in Thailand.   

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A new mother 

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My first baby 

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I was at the sitting row on the floor, 2nd from the left

The day when I joined the National Mother’s Day…

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An impressive ceremony “Krab Mae”    

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Happy Mother’s Day to all. 

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Happy Mother’s Day to My Mum….
 

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Every day is Mother’s Day for me.
 

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[chai]

Happy Mom 's Day
this year Jp not only be คุณแม่ but also be แม่คุณ ? 

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Thanks Jaowpa and Chai for well wishes on the Mother’s Day.


 

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               Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Mother's Day is celebrated on different dates in different countries.
Most countries celebrate the special occasion of Mother's Day
on the second Sunday in the month of May.

The particular day was declared as the official day
for Mother's Day celebrations by US President Woodrow Wilson
by signing a Joint Resolution on May 8, 1914.

This tradition of honoring mothers and paying them tribute
on the second Sunday in the month of May
spread to many countries across the globe.

Various countries adopted this date to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Remark: Copied from internet  

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History of Mother's Day dates back
to the ancient annual spring festival celebrated by Greeks
to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of
many deities of Greek mythology.

Ancient Romans also celebrated a spring festival
called Hilaria in honor of Cybele, a mother goddess
some 250 years before Christ was born.

Also, in the British Isles and Celtic Europe, the goddess Brigid,
and later her successor St. Brigid, were honored with
a spring Mother's Day, connected with the first milk of the ewes.

The more recent history of Mother’s Day dates back to 1600s
in England where people celebrated the 4th Sunday of Lent as
"Mothering Sunday"
to honor the mothers of England.

However, Mother’s Day celebration as it is seen today
is a recent phenomenon and not even a hundred years old.

Thanks to the hard work and persistent efforts of Julia Ward Howe
and Anna Jarvis to Mother’s Day, a day of great honor.

Remark: From internet

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                 History of Mother's Day in US

In the United States, the idea of celebrating Mother's Day was first
suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace.

An activist, writer and poet Julia shot to fame with
her famous Civil War song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic".

To generate awareness about the noble idea,
Julia wrote a passionate appeal to women and urged them
to rise against war in her famous Mother’s Day Proclamation,
written in Boston in 1870.

She also initiated a Mothers' Peace Day observance on
the second Sunday in June in Boston
and held the meeting for a number of years.

Her idea spread but was later replaced by
the Mothers' Day holiday now celebrated in May.

Anna Jarvis - Founder of Mother’s Day in US
It is Ms Anna Jarvis who is recognized as the 'Mother of Mother’s Day
and the 'Founder of Mother’s Day' in US.

She never married and never had kids but still created
a name for herself by bestowing honor on all mothers.

Ms Jarvis got the inspiration of celebrating Mother’s Day from
her own mother Mrs Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis in her childhood.

When her mother died in 1905, Anna resolved to fulfill
her mother's desire of having a Mother’s Day.

To begin with, Anna sent Carnations in the church service in Grafton,
West Virginia to honor her mother.

Carnations were her mother's favorite flowers and Anna felt that
they symbolized a mother's pure love.

Later, Anna along with her supporters wrote letters to people
in positions of power to lobby for the official declaration
of Mother’s Day holiday.

The hard work paid off. By 1911,
Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state in the United States
and on May 8, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed
a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as
Mother's Day.

Remark: Copied from internet


 

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It may be noted that several countries around the world
celebrate Mother's Day on a different day
and even different time of the year.

At several places even the method of celebrations varies.
But what is remarkably same, are the feelings behind
the idea of celebrating Mother's Day.

Everywhere in the world, people celebrate Mother's Day
to express gratitude and love for their mother
and to make them feel special.

Remark: Copied from internet
 

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                      Mother's Day Global Celebration
 
At present, Mother’s Day is celebrated on different dates
and is a hugely popular affair.

People across the globe have different ways
of celebrating Mother's Day.
They take the day as an opportunity to honor their mothers and
thank them for their constant and unconditional love and support.

As a token of their love people gift flowers, cards and other gifts
to mothers on the Mother’s Day.

Along with this, special Mother’s Day parties
are also arranged by kids for their sweet moms. 

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              Worldwide Celebration Dates on May 13, 2012

The following countries will celebrate Mother's Day on May 13, 2012:
•   Anguilla
•   Aruba
•   Australia
•   Austria
•   Bahamas
•   Barbados
•   Belgium
•   Belize
•   Bermuda
•   Bonaire
•   Botswana
•   Brazil
•   Brunei
•   Burma
•   Canada
•   Chile
•   China
•   Colombia
•   Croatia
•   Cuba
•   Curaçao
•   Cyprus
•   Czech Republic
•   Denmark
•   Dominica
•   Ecuador   
•   Estonia
•   Ethiopia
•   Fiji
•   Finland
•   Germany
•   Ghana
•   Greece
•   Grenada
•   Honduras
•   Hong Kong
•   Iceland
•   India
•   Italy
•   Jamaica
•   Japan
•   Latvia
•   Liechtenstein
•   Macao
•   Malaysia
•   Malta
•   Netherlands
•   New Zealand
•   Pakistan
•   Peru
•   Philippines
•   Puerto Rico   
•   Saint Kitts and Nevis
•   Saint Lucia
•   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•   Samoa
•   Singapore
•   Sint Maarten
•   Slovakia
•   South Africa
•   Sri Lanka
•   Suriname
•   Switzerland
•   Taiwan
•   Tanzania
•   Tonga
•   Singapore
•   Trinidad and Tobago
•   Turkey
•   Uganda
•   Ukraine
•   United States
•   Uruguay
•   Venezuela
•   Vietnam
•   Zambia
•   Zimbabwe

Remark: Copied from internet
  

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                2012 Celebration Dates Around the World

What day is Mother’s Day?

Depends on where in the world you are!
Check out the list below to see what date Mother’s Day
falls on in your country:

•   February 12 - Norway
•   March 3 - Georgia
•   March 8 - Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
                 Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kosovo,
                 Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania,
                 Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Vietnam.
•   March 18 - Bangladesh, Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
•   March 21 (first day of spring) - Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
                 Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestinian Territories,
                 Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
•   March 25 - Slovenia
•   April 7 (Mother's Day and Beauty Day) - Armenia
•   May 6 (first Sunday in May) - Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain
•   May 8 - South Korea (Parents' Day)
•   May 10 - El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
•   May 13 (second Sunday in May) - Please see on item# 33 
•   May 15 - Paraguay
•   May 26 - Poland
•   May 27 - Bolivia
•   May 27 (last Sunday in May) - Algeria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mauritius,
                 Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia, France and French Antilles
                 (France is the last Sunday in May except if it coincides with Pentecost day
                 (50th day after lent), in which case it is shifted to the first Sunday in June)
•   May 30 - Nicaragua
•   June 1 - Mongolia
•   June 12 (second Sunday in June) - Luxembourg
•   June 26 (last Sunday in June) - Kenya
•   August 12 - Thailand (Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara's birthday)
•   August 15 - Costa Rica, Antwerp (Belgium)
•   October 10 (second Monday in October) - Malawi
•   October 14 - Belarus
•   October 16 (third Sunday in October) - Argentina
•   December 8 - Panama
•   December 22 - Indonesia

Remark: Copied from internet