On King's Birthday last month, I was in BKK entertaining some overseas friends. They were intrigued by everybody wearing
yellow shirts, and all the yellow flags.
"Why yellow ? " they asked.
In Khmer and Thai tradition, astrological rule assigns a different colour for each day of the week.
His Majesty the King was born on a Monday (yellow)
If Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn inherits the Throne, the Royal colour will stay yellow, as he was also born on a Monday. (28th July 1952)
Queen Sirikit was born on a Friday, hence the light blue flags for anything relating to the Queen.
I know this info is obvious to all Expats, and something that we take for granted living in Thailand, but as visitors, I thought
my friends' question was very sensible.
My girlfriend was born on a Saturday, hence purple is her "lucky colour". What day was your wife/GF born ?
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