Sakon Nakhon Long boat races and Wax Castle Festival

Have not seen any web announcements of the dates and activities.
Generally these celebrations are held to coincide with the end of the Buddhist Lent.
This year that's Sunday, 16th October 2016.  It's a newly enforced no alcohol day.
Celebrations start October 12 with two days of longboat races. The races are started with a land and boat parade.
The Wax castle Parade is held October 15. 
The final day is a temple visiting day.
There are plenty activities every day and evening.

fireworks Oct 3, 2003 photos: 63	031004 Boat Races Oct 4, 2003 photos: 63	031004 Sound and Light Show Oct 4, 2003 photos: 54	031007 Boat Races Oct 7, 2003 photos: 141	031008 Boat Races Oct 8, 2003 photos: 33
031009 Wax Castle Parade Oct 9, 2003 photos: 160	031009 Waxcastle Sound & Light show Oct 9, 2003 photos: 69	041026 BoatRaces Oct 26, 2004 photos: 76	041027 WAXCASTLE Oct 27, 2004 photos: 65	041027 WAX CASTLE parade & dinner Oct 27, 2004 photos: 54
051016 Opening Ceremonies Oct 16, 2005 photos: 24	051017 Wax castle Parade Oct 17, 2005 photos: 192	051017 Boat Races Oct 17, 2005 photos: 11	051018 Lake BoatRaces Oct 18, 2005 photos: 28	060907 Boat Races Sep 7, 2006 photos: 41
061004 Wax Castle Display 6/4/06 9:05 AM Oct 4, 2006 photos: 12	071012 Boat Races Oct 12, 2007 photos: 35	071022 Boat Races Oct 22, 2007 photos: 120	071025 Wax Castle Parade Oct 25, 2007 photos: 101	081002 Boat Races Oct 8, 2008 photos: 72
081010 Boat parade and races Oct 10, 2008 photos: 71	081013 Wax Castle Parade Oct 13, 2008 photos: 273	090929 Boat Races Sep 29, 2009 photos: 63	091002 Wax Castle Dinner Oct 2, 2009 photos: 41	091003 Wax Castle Parade Oct 3, 2009 photos: 64
101008 Boat Races Oct 7, 2010 photos: 37	101009 Boat Races Oct 9, 2010 photos: 71	101009 Joey Oct 9, 2010 photos: 54	101019 Oct 14, 2010 photos: 49	101020 Oct 19, 2010 photos: 61
101022 Joeys Pics Oct 22, 2010 photos: 114	110906 Wax Castle Construction Sep 5, 2011 photos: 12	121013 Oct 12, 2012 photos: 41	131010 Longboat races Oct 9, 2013 photos: 46	131014 Longboat races Oct 13, 2013 photos: 46
131015 Longboat races Oct 14, 2013 photos: 124	131018 Wax Castle Festival Oct 17, 2013 photos: 60	141007 Wax Castle Oct 7, 2014 photos: 31	151025 Wax castle Oct 25, 2015 photos: 19	151023 Oct 22, 2015 photos: 29

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Sakon Nakhon

It may or may not

Earlier this year they said   US interest rates could rise in June

Then word came Fed keeps interest rates unchanged


The fed next meets July 26 - 27

Most likely the Brexit vote will have some impact on the world economy before that.

A story that's making the rounds is that the Thai Baht may weaken by a couple cents by the end of the year.  
If that happens Thai money will seek more overseas investments

Can you spot the cathedral

It's short, just half a minute, high quality.
Let's see if you know where this is

Highlight between the dots   .. Tha Rae ..

Rain season Biometeorology

As mentioned yesterday, the system over us was increasing in size It grew and joined with a system arriving from the south Rain chances should decrease by Sunday and the temperature will rise somewhat during the days ahead This morning I was reminded of one of the downsides of the rainy season: achy bones and joints.  Some doctors dispute the phenomenon, but as you get older, especially if you have arthritis or rheumatism, you know better.   Biometeorology the study of the relationship between living organisms and weather.

Sakon Nakhon

Precurser of things to come?

I have noticed over past years a precursor to the rainy season in Eastern Thailand is heavy rains and flooding in China. That appears to have started





See more at  

• REUTERS Video
• 'Plum Rains' bring further flooding to southern China News from Al Jazeera