OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS PARADED 3.5 KM FROM NATIONAL STADIUM TO SIAM DISCOVERY CENTRE WHERE THE 'DISCOVER THAINESS' EXTRAVAGANZA WAS LAUNCHED BY THAILAND'S PRIME MINISTER GENERAL PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA.
THE THE THAI PRIME MINISTER SPOKE MOVINGLY ABOUT THE NEED TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL ARTS, THEATRE, DRAMA, DANCES, FOLK SONGS, FESTIVALS AND THEIR UNIQUE CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WEANED ON COMPUTER GAMES AND SMART PHONES!
THE PRIME MINISTER THEN STRUCK A GONG AND THE FIRST FLOAT GLIDED INTO SIGHT ON THE MAIN ROAD---A 12-METRE REPLICA OF THE ROYAK BARGE SUPANNAHONG WHICH REPRESENTS THE POWER AND GLORY OF THE THAI MONARCHY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE EQUALLY SPECTACULAR 'RAMAKIEN' WHICH IS THE THAI EPIC INSPIRED BY RAMAYANA AND THE REST.
THE PROCESSION LASTED OVER 2 HOURS BUT IT FELT LIKE 10 MINUTES AS THE CROWD WAS LEFT PANTING AND WANTING MORE!
THIS ROYAL BARGE SYMBOLISES THE GLORY OF THE THAI MONARCHY
TRADITIONAL DANCERS
SCENES FROM RAMAKIEN, THE THAI VERSION OF RAMAYANA
MODERN COUTURE
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