CORONATION DAY
MAY 5
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was crowned as Rama IX, the 9th king of the Chakri dynasty, on 5th May 1950.
See commemorative sport, dance, gun salutes and other cultural events across Bangkok on Coronation Day every year.
There are three days of religious rites, starting on 3 May. On this day, there is a Buddhist ceremony at Amarindra Vinichai Hall in the Grand Palace dedicated to the ancestors of the Chakri House. The next day, the ceremony consists of two parts – a Brahmanic one and a Buddhist one.
On the third day, Coronation Day, a feast is given to Buddhist monks and the king is dressed in full regalia.
Hear the Royal Thai Army and Navy each fire a salute of 21 guns at noon.
