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Chonburi celebrates first
King Ramkhamhaeng Day
Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai lights candles
and incense in front of a portrait of King Ramkhamhaeng to celebrate the
first-ever King Ramkhamhaeng Day ceremony recalling the fabled ruler’s
contributions to Thai history.
Chonburi marked the first-ever King Ramkhamhaeng Day with a ceremony
recalling the fabled ruler’s contributions to Thai history.
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai led the Jan. 17 event at Chalerm Phrakiat Pavilion
attended by residents, bureaucrats, soldiers, police and local
residents. The date was selected by the national government in October
as an annual celebration of the king, as it marks the day in 1833 when a
stone inscription supposedly written by the king detailing his triumphs
was found by King Mongkut before he ascended to the throne.
Ramkhamhaeng was the third king of the Phra Ruang dynasty, ruling the
Sukhothai Kingdom (a forerunner of the modern kingdom of Thailand) from
1278–1298, during its most prosperous era. He is credited with the
creation of the Thai alphabet and the firm establishment of Theravada
Buddhism as the state religion of the kingdom.
He has come to symbolize for Thais the “benevolent monarchy” and is
credited not only with creating the country’s alphabet, but building the
region’s largest empire of the time. (CPRD)
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