In the capital of Bangkok, hundreds of couples flocked to a building owned by Bangkok Commercial Asset Management Co., as more spacious venue for marriage registration than the Bangrak district office on this Valentine’s Day, in order to register their marriages.
Nine selected couples also attended a religious ceremony, including offering food to Buddhist monks during their morning alms.
With its name meaning ‘district of love’ in Thai, Bangrak has always been popular among lovers wishing to officially sign their marriage certificates there as they believed that the district name implies harmonious relationships and gives good luck to such marriages. It is famed as the Village of Love.
Some 900 couples are expected to register their marriages here on Valentine’s Day, according to Bangrak District Chief Suechana Sukchareon.
Apart from the marriage registration service, Bangrak district offered gold marriage certificates for 11 lucky marriage couples.
Up north, the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Lampang province held a wedding ceremony on elephant back, joined by nine marrying couples in Lanna Thai-style traditional costumes.
The event began with religious rites when all nine couples together with nine elephants gave food to Buddhist monks during their morning alms rounds, followed by the traditional blessing ceremony.
In Phichit province, goods related to love and romance, in particular roses, sold like hotcakes among teenagers to give to their sweethearts.
On this special occasion, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra also expressed her love and sincerity to all Thai people, calling for everyone to pay homage and loyalty to His Majesty King Bhumibol and the members of the royal family. (MCOT online news)
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