พระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ(prá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwăn)

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Thailand’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony (full formal name)

The national ceremony that blesses and opens Thailand’s rice-planting season. It combines a Buddhist rite (Phuetcha Mongkhon) and a Brahmin ploughing rite. The event includes ceremonial ploughing, seed sowing, and omens from sacred oxen, led by the King or a royal representative. Held each year in Bangkok; often shortened to ‘แรกนาขวัญแรกนาขวัญrâek naa kwănFirst Ploughing rite (Raek Na Khwan)’.

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พระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănพระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănThailand’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony (full formal name)จัดขึ้นjàt kûenจัดขึ้นjàt kûen1[to] organize; hold; stage (an event)2[to] be held; take place (of an event)ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeขวัญและกำลังใจkwăn láe gam-lang-jaiขวัญและกำลังใจkwăn láe gam-lang-jaimorale and encouragementให้แก่hâi gàeให้แก่hâi gàeto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)เกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonfarmer; agriculturistและláeและláeand (coordinating)เริ่มต้นrêrm dtônเริ่มต้นrêrm dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2beginning; start; outset3initial; at the start; introductoryฤดูเพาะปลูกréu-doo pó bplòokฤดูเพาะปลูกréu-doo pó bplòokgrowing season; planting season; cropping season
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony is held annually to boost the morale of farmers and mark the beginning of the planting season.
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พระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănพระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănThailand’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony (full formal name)