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Originally Posted by autoroam
Merry Christmas & Happy 2014
Is it a good time to visit BKK just before CNY (after the 20th Jan)
Will there be girls during these period or most of them go back hometown to celebrate CNY?
tks
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You seem to be less familiar with Thai customs and traditions.
There are 2 types of "New Year" in this region. According to the Gregorian calendar that is based on the full orbit of the earth around the sun (at 364.25 days), the first day of the first month (i.e. 1st January) every year will be the new year. Whereas, in accordance to the Lunar Calendar which is based on the full orbit of the moon around earth (around 28 days, which constitute 1 moon), the 1st day of the cluster of 12 moons will be the new year day (that normally falls between the end of January and the first week of February)
The lunar calendar is very useful to the farmers who are guided by the seasons (quite accurately calculated by the lunar calendar) yet, many ethnic groups and cultures had abandoned this calendar system and opt for the Gregorian Calendar system. The Japanese and Thais have adopted the Gregorian calendar system so their new year is officially 1 Jan.
Only the Vietnamese and the Chinese celebrate the lunar new year day. In Vietnam it is called "Tet"
So, your travels and happy-happy boom boom sessions will not be affected by CNY or Lunar New Year.
