Thai lunar calendar
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The Thai lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Thailand to determine religious festivals, cultural observances, and some ceremonial dates alongside the Gregorian calendar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thai lunar calendar canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar ⓘ |
| alignsWith |
phases of the Moon
ⓘ
solar cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thai Buddhist Era year numbering (for festivals) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist festivals
ⓘ
Lunisolar calendars ⓘ Thai culture ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Thai solar Buddhist Era calendar ⓘ |
| follows | Buddhist traditions in Thailand ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
month
ⓘ
year ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
preserving Thai religious traditions
ⓘ
structuring annual Buddhist observances ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intercalary days
ⓘ
intercalary months ⓘ |
| hasStatus | supplementary to civil Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian lunisolar calendars
ⓘ
Khmer lunar calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer calendar
|
| languageOfUse | Thai language ⓘ |
| purpose | keep lunar months in step with solar year ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buddhist calendar
ⓘ
Thai solar calendar ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
lunar month
ⓘ
waning fortnight ⓘ waxing fortnight ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| usedBy |
Thai Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Thai astrologers ⓘ Thai royal court for some ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining ceremonial dates
ⓘ
determining cultural observances ⓘ determining religious festivals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Thai royal ceremonies scheduling
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ temple festival scheduling ⓘ traditional Thai astrology ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
Asalha Bucha festival date
ⓘ
Buddhist Lent dates ⓘ Loy Krathong date ⓘ Makha Bucha festival date ⓘ Uposatha observance days ⓘ Visakha Bucha festival date ⓘ ordination ceremony dates ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.