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Issue Name:	Thai Heritage Conservation Day
Thai Issue Name:	วันอนุรักษ์มรดกไทย
Issue Date:	2023/2566-04-02
Cause:	Annual commemorative stamps for the Thai Heritage Conservation Day in honour of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as well as to publicize the Songkraan festival.
Catalogue Number:	2023/5-8
Denomination:	5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht
Unused Value:	5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht
Complete Set:	20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)
Thailex Collection:	n/a
Size:	30 x 48 mm
Quantity of Stamps:	300,000 pieces
Printer:	T.K.S. Technologies Public Company Limited, Thailand
Subject:	Depictions of various activities, place and objects associated with the annual Songkraan festival. 1. a women in traditional decorating a sand pagoda, known in Thai as chedi saai, topped with small paper tung and paper flags, known as cho, at a temple; 2. incense and utensils used for bathing Buddha images and pouring water, including bottles of perfumed water called nahm ob, two small and a large water bowl with flowers floating on the surface, various flowers, including a white lotus flower, white frangipani flowers, red roses, and garlands called phuang malai; 3. Songkraan water playing activities, i.e. spraying dashing water on a tuktuk; 4. a family gathering around a large water bowl filled with water scented with flowers to pour over the hands of elders as a gesture of seeking their blessings, a tradition known as rod nahm mon
Related Link:	Songkraan, chedi saai, ko phra chedi saai, wat, incense, nahm ob, lotus, frangipani, kulaab, phuang malai, tuktuk, rod nahm mon, paeng dinsoh phong, Songkraan Festival (2015)