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Songkran, Thai New Year
April 13th -15th, 2011.
 
Songkran is the traditional New Year of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Srilangka and the east of India. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning ‘the beginning of a new Solar Year’. It’s sometimes called ‘water war’ byforeigners.Thai people believe in this festival as the family day.The custom [...]

    Songkran Festival April 13th – 15th, 2011

    Songkran, Thai New Year April 13th -15th, 2011.   Songkran is the traditional New Year of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Srilangka and the east of India. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning ‘the beginning of a new Solar Year’. It’s sometimes called ‘water war’ byforeigners.Thai people believe in this festival as the family day.The custom [...]

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  • [ July 1, 2011 to July 3, 2011. ] The Phi Ta Khon festival held in the astoundingly beautiful mountainous areas of Dan Sai in the province of Loei. It is a sacred festival similar, in a fashion, to the Day of the Dead in Mexico which has many strong spiritual connections and also a lot of fun too. In 2011 the festival will [...]

    Ghost Festival in Dan Sai, Loei (Pee Ta Khon)

    [ July 1, 2011 to July 3, 2011. ] The Phi Ta Khon festival held in the astoundingly beautiful mountainous areas of Dan Sai in the province of Loei. It is a sacred festival similar, in a fashion, to the Day of the Dead in Mexico which has many strong spiritual connections and also a lot of fun too. In 2011 the festival will [...]

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  • [ May 11, 2011 9:00 AM to June 25, 2011 9:00 AM. ] On each side of the Mekong river a shared, centuries old, tradition from Isaan and Laos comes to life in a grand way for three days of the year. The Rocket Festival  (Bun Bang Fai) of North Eastern Thailand and Laos predates the discovery of gunpowder and baffles scholars as to it's origins. The festival generally commemorates the [...]

    Rocket Festivals (Bun Bang Fai ) of North East Thailand

    [ May 11, 2011 9:00 AM to June 25, 2011 9:00 AM. ] On each side of the Mekong river a shared, centuries old, tradition from Isaan and Laos comes to life in a grand way for three days of the year. The Rocket Festival  (Bun Bang Fai) of North Eastern Thailand and Laos predates the discovery of gunpowder and baffles scholars as to it's origins. The festival generally commemorates the [...]

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  • In many villages and small towns in Isaan Thailand Bai Sri Su Kwan is a welcoming ceremony. Some of our Thai hosts participate in Bai Sii when they have someone important, like a volunteer, comes to visit or leave them, when a good friend or relative gets married or becomes a monk and during other [...]

    Bai Sri Soo Kwan

    In many villages and small towns in Isaan Thailand Bai Sri Su Kwan is a welcoming ceremony. Some of our Thai hosts participate in Bai Sii when they have someone important, like a volunteer, comes to visit or leave them, when a good friend or relative gets married or becomes a monk and during other [...]

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  • MundoExchange in Thailand
Currently, MundoExchange teams with Laekplian Lokgatat members to work on projects including teaching in public schools, working in local temples, developing community outreach projects, setting up community funds and preparedness for natural or man-made disaster, environmental awareness projects, and many more. Through the exchange of knowledge and cultural ways with international volunteers, Thais [...]

    Volunteering in Thailand

    MundoExchange in Thailand Currently, MundoExchange teams with Laekplian Lokgatat members to work on projects including teaching in public schools, working in local temples, developing community outreach projects, setting up community funds and preparedness for natural or man-made disaster, environmental awareness projects, and many more. Through the exchange of knowledge and cultural ways with international volunteers, Thais [...]

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  • Mundo Exchange Is back on track with a swinging new website.
Here is Nolinrat & Dalyn to give you a brief update on what we’re up to.

As you can see we are still having sanuk and working mahk mahk up in Issan getting our culture centre up and running.
We’ll be updating more often and wanting you [...]

    Mundo Exchange – Doing charitable work in Thailand, Guatamala and the Dominican Republic

    Mundo Exchange Is back on track with a swinging new website. Here is Nolinrat & Dalyn to give you a brief update on what we’re up to. As you can see we are still having sanuk and working mahk mahk up in Issan getting our culture centre up and running. We’ll be updating more often and wanting you [...]

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