What year is it on the Thai calendar?
Thailand mainly uses the Buddhist calendar, in which the calendar’s epochal date (Year zero) was the year in which the Buddha attained parinibbāna. This places the current year at 543 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2021 CE is indicated as 2564 BE in Thailand.
What year is 2021 in Buddhism?
Today, this traditional Buddhist lunisolar calendar is used mainly in Sri Lanka, since the official religion of Sri Lanka is Buddhism.
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Epochal date.
| BE year | Equivalent CE years | Equivalent CE year (Thai solar) |
|---|---|---|
| 2483 | 1940–1941 | 1940 (Apr–Dec) |
| 2484 | 1941–1942 | 1941 |
| 2563 | 2020–2021 | 2020 |
What Thai year is 2559?
The year starts on January
| Christian Year | Thai Year |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2559 |
| 2017 | 2560 |
| 2018 | 2561 |
| 2019 | 2562 |
Why does my phone say 2562 be?
Answer: A: Answer: A: Your calendar format is set to Buddhist. Go to Settings -> General -> Language & Region and change Calendar to Gregorian.
Why is Thai New Year in April?
The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.
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Songkran (Thailand)
| Songkran | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | Thai and Malaysian Siamese |
| Significance | Marks the Thai New Year |
| Begins | 13 April |
| Ends | 15 April |
How do you convert Thai year to English?
To convert Thai year to English year: Subtract 543 years. Example: Thai year 2563 is 2020 in English year. Thai year 2500 was 1957 in English (Gregorian calendar) years.
What special day is today in Thailand?
Asanha Bucha Day is a special Buddhist holiday in Thailand marking the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Benares in India over 2,500 years ago.