Culture and festivalsBuddhist holy day noun
- wan mid
- prá high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
วันพระwan-prá, the "day of the พระprá" (the monks and the Buddha), comes about once a week, on the days of the new, full and half moons, and it's marked on Thai calendars. Devout Buddhists go to the temple to make merit and listen to a sermon, and some keep extra precepts for the day. The biggest, Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha and Asanha Bucha, are public holidays: temples hold candlelit processions in the evening and alcohol isn't sold.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- wan phra
- wanphra
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