FESTIVALS

BURI RAM
Phanom Rung Festival ( full moon day of the fifth lunar month): Cultural processions and a light and sound show
Boat Racing Festival (first week of November): On the Mun river in Satuk District
Isan Kite Festival (second weekend of December): At Huay Jorakhe reservoir

SURIN
Elephant Roundup (third weekend of November): Thailand's biggest elephant festival

UBON RATCHATHANI
Candle Festival (late July): Processions of giant carved candles

MUKDAHAN
Boat Racing (end of Buddhist Lent): Lao and Thai teams compete in long boats.

NAKHON PHANOM
IIIuminated Boat Procession (full moon night of the 11th lunar month): Ceremonial boat of banana tree bark and bamboo lit by paraffin lamps.

LOEI
Phi Ta Khon Festival ( June or July): Procession of people dressed as ghosts, believed to be their embodiment

KHON KAEN
Silk Festival ( November 29 to December 10): At the provincial stadium.
Dok Khun Siang Khaen Flower Festival (April 13-15 ): Flower festival with Isan music and dance at Bung Kaen Nakhon.

Muay Thai

Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, lit. Thai Boxing) is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asia such as: pradal serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos. Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies significantly from the ancient art muay boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing.

Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of the Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai ("nak muay") thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.

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