What are the cultural characteristics of Thailand?

90% people in Thailand believe in Buddhism. For hundreds of years, almost all aspects such as customs, literature, art and architecture have been closely related to Buddhism. In Thailand, all Buddhist boys, when they reach a certain age, have to cut off their hair and become monks, even the royal family is no exception. When you travel to Thailand, you can see monks in yellow robes and splendid temples everywhere. Therefore, Thailand has the reputation of "yellow robe Buddha country". Buddhism has shaped the moral standards for Thais, and made them form a spirit of advocating tolerance, tranquility and peace.

Thais are used to calling their unknown elders uncles, aunts, aunts, grandfathers and grandmothers. Peers are also called brothers or sisters. They have been educated at home since childhood, and they should respect their parents and elders at home. The school trains students to respect teachers and be polite to senior students. Teaching students to respect their teachers is like respecting their parents. At the annual Songkran Festival, people are used to sprinkling holy water on their respected elders and superiors. On Teachers' Day, students should pay tribute to their teachers. The fashion of respecting teachers and valuing morality is related to the education of advocating kindness and repaying kindness in society. There is no preference for boys in Thailand, and many families are happier to have girls than boys. Thai women have achieved equal status with men in all aspects, such as education, voting and election.

Thai food enjoys an international reputation. Whether the taste is spicy or light, harmony is the guiding principle of every dish. In essence, Thai cooking is organically combined with the influence of the East and the West with a history of hundreds of years, forming a unique Thai diet. The characteristic of Thai food is to satisfy everyone's appetite by chefs, diners, occasions and cooking places. Thai cooking originally reflected the characteristics of aquatic lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plants and herbs are the main components Avoid using large pieces of meat. Later, this influence led to the use of quite large pieces of meat in the Thai diet.

Because of their Buddhist background, Thais avoid using large pieces of animal meat. Large pieces of meat are chopped and mixed with herbs and spices. Traditional cooking methods in Thailand are steaming, roasting or barbecuing. Influenced by China, the methods of frying, frying and frying were introduced. Since17th century, cooking methods have been influenced by Portugal, Netherlands, France and Japan. /kloc-In the late 7th century, Portuguese missionaries got used to the taste of South American red pepper, so they introduced red pepper into Thai food.

The calendar in Thailand is the Buddhist calendar, also called the Thai calendar, which is based on the year when Sakyamuni died. 20 12 is called the year of 2555. Because it was 543 years before the birth of Jesus, take 2555 -543 =20 12. For the convenience of use, so does the moon method.

Conversion method: calendar year of Thailand -543= AD year.

Muay Thai is a traditional Thai national art and fighting skill. As a legendary fighting skill, Muay Thai is a sport famous for its strength and agility. Eight kinds of weapons, such as fist, leg, knee and elbow, are mainly used to attack, punching and kicking, which makes the knee and elbow force smooth, showing extremely abundant strength and sharp attack power. What people call Muay Thai generally refers to modern Muay Thai, not ancient Muay Thai. As a national art, Muay Thai is closely related to Thai traditional culture and has a strong religious color. For example, the introduction of apprentices, competitive etiquette and boxing and dancing ceremonies all have religious and artistic backgrounds. As for Thailand's classical poetic drama and dance art, many movements and details are integrated into boxing. For example, all kinds of boxing moves and boxing dances must be the art of drama and dance. From this perspective, Muay Thai is regarded as a national art in Thailand, which is by no means far-fetched, and is a very representative skill.