Thailand

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ESSENTIAL **** UNDERSTANDINGS! **

1- Identify what makes a culture, and how that differs from one country to another.

2-Understand similarities and differences in the ways groups and cultures meet human needs and concerns.

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 * Identify ** ** what ** ** makes ** ** a ** ** culture, ** ** Understand ** ** similarities ** ** and **** differences ** ** about **** the ** ** culture. **

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 * Understand differences and similarities about the culture, And Identify what makes the culture. **

__ Country- Culture- Writing __ __ Thailand: __

Traditional Thai costumes of red, orange and gold glitter, like ornaments. In Thailand even the elephants are colorfully dressed! Most Thais wear clothes like Americans wear. Thais of young age make this traditional clothing from colorful silk. Clothing of Thailand is every big part of Thailand’s culture! People celebrate New Year’s twice in Thailand. Thais celebrate new year’s day on January 1 like most people do. Thais cook eggs in soy sauce for New Year’s these eggs stand for a good life in the year it is a very big part of the culture. The Thai culture is as beautiful as the country’s scenery. Rivers are an important part of Thailand’s life and culture. People travel on rivers in Thailand more then on cars they have boats instead. Thailand is a very lucky country because Thailand is one of the only countries that was never taken over by a foreign country, and their language has always been Thai and English mostly. Thailand is an ancient kingdom in south East Asia. It is about the size of France. The population is about 62 million. Thailand was known for a hundred years as “Siam” the country changed its name in 1939 to “Thailand” which stands for “Land of the Free” The most popular seasoning in Thai dishes are, nam pla (fish sauce) garlic, ginger, chili, lime juice, and lemon grass. Thai food can be spicy or mild, but it’s always interesting. Thai food is combined recipes from many cultures. The basic Thai food is Fish and Rice. Green curies and red curry are popular dishes in Thailand too. As well as various soups and noodle dishes. A typical Thai dinner might include soup, a spicy salad, rice fish, and vegetables. Typically, everyone sits around a big pot of rice and several separate vegetables and fish or meat. The desserts in Thailand include wonderful variety of fresh fruits including papayas, mangoes, and other native fruits + sweets made with coconut milk. But also in Thailand they enjoy some cookies, ice cream, cake ect… just like most.

The Elephant is Thailand’s largest animal and a very important part of their culture. With a little imagination, you can even see an elephant in Thailand’s map: The elephant is sitting down with its back to the east, pressing against Laos. The Elephants ears stick strait up to Myanmar. Its front legs dangle down, touching Cambodia on the east and on the Gulf of Thailand below. Finally our map elephant’s long lumpy trunk dangles down.

Children in Thailand attend school from ages 7-14 only. Grade school children study math, science, and Thai language. They also learn about history geography, and religion. Thai children take music lessons. Children also learn traditional dances. Thats a very big part of the culture!

Thailand’s flag has five horizontal strips. The wide blue stripe in the center stands for the king and queen. Two white stripes are on either side of the blue stripe. The white stripes represent religion and purity. Two red outer stripes stand for Thailand. The flag is a very big part of the culture. As you can see Thailand has many similarities to all different countries, but it also has its differences and that’s the best part about all kinds of countries they all surprise you with their culture and how different and the same. __ Sources: __ Thailand by D. Petersen Thailand by K. Thoennes Encyclopedia volume18 (T) Scholastic library Publishing Ink Danbury Connetict.