80th birthday of President of Thai Raman Association, and annual festival

By: Sunthorn (IMNA)

On the 80th birthday of Dr Su-ed Gajaseni, the President of Thai Raman Association, and annual festival of honey offering on October 17, 2004.

The Mon people in Thailand hold a special celebration in their office at Ban Bangkadee, Bangkhunthien, Bangkok.

On this occasion, the Mon modern music concert is held in the evening of October 16 to entertain especially the migrant Mon worker in the neighboring area such as Bangkok and Mahachai province.

The aim of holding the concert is for fund raising for Mon literature training program which take place on Sunday at this association office and several other places in Mahachai province which has several hundred students.

At the beginning of the show, some Mon classic dances took place and follow by Mon country music by Thai Mon community. After that come the well known Mon pop singer Hong Chan and Raman that most of the fans waiting for.

It was estimate about ten thousand people, most of them are teenage Mon, came to watch this concert and hoped to get about 300,000 Baht by selling food.

On 17 October, several thousand Thai Mon people from different provinces for their annual festival and ceremony.

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