Thailand Greetings What NOT to do. Thai Festivals Religions in Thailand

Greetings The Wai is a greeting that all Thai’s have to do when they meet somebody. The Wai is basically a slight bow with both your hands pressed against each other. If you're a male in Thailand the way to say hello is to say is Sa-wat-dee kraup but if you’re a female you say Sa-wat-dee Kah

What not to do in Thailand In Thailand its very disrespectful to do a numbers of things for instance its bad to put your legs up because your feet are the dirtiest part of your body. If invited to someone's house is Thailand you must arrived at the appointed time because it can be very rude or disrespectful.

Thai Festivals In Thailand there is about 25 festivals in a year but the most famous festival is the Songkran Festival. Songkran is a religious ceremonies as well as public festivities. In Songkran people throw water at each other in a sprit of fun way.

Religion in Thailand The main religion in Thailand are Buddhism Buddhism takes up 95% of the religion in Thailand and second to that is Muslim only taking up 3.8% of Thailand

Buddhism Buddhism is the 4th most popular religion in the world taking up 400-500 million people. Buddhist are prohibited from eating beef because the cow is a sacred to them. Also Buddhist monks are said to shave their hair on their head for casting aside their worldly attachment and of achieving enlightenment.

Islam The follower of Islam are called Muslim’s Muslim women wear the hijab, its like a big scarf covering the body. For men there aren’t any clothing restrictions. Muslims are not allowed to eat pork because its considered dirty or unclean.

Bibiography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab http://www.hotelthailand.com/festival/festival.html http://www.gotquestions.org/buddhism.html http://www.buddhistteaching.org/what-do-buddhist-traditions-represent/why-do-buddhist-monks-shave-their-heads/