Rama IX's birthday in Thailand
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej is from the Chakri dynasty that has ruled Thailand since 1782. He was born in 1927 in Cambridge, United States. At the age of 19, he became the ninth king of the Chakri dynasty. He received political science education in Switzerland. In the late forties he married Princess Mom Rachawong. Crowned in 1950.
He is not only the highest person in the state, but, according to the beliefs of the Thais, a godly incarnation with magical omnipotence. Not only has the king been sitting on the Thai throne for 60 years, but a jazz musician who played with Benny Goodman, a talented composer who wrote an anthem for his country, an artist, a photographer, a holder of several patents on artificial rain technology and the author of a bestselling comic book about the life of a court dog.
In the evening news reports, the dances can be seen as Rama IX visits schools and hospitals with tireless energy, considers charitable projects and personally receives poor peasants. He also writes fun but instructive books and patents a new fuel.
The King's Birthday is a national holiday in Thailand. On December 3, at a colorful and moving ceremony at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok, elite members of the Royal Guard solemnly renew their oath to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. On December 5, celebrations are held throughout Thailand. By tradition, all government buildings and structures are decorated with colorful illuminations. At night, Bangkok in the area of the Grand Royal Palace and Ratchadamnoen Avenue turns into a fabulous country of colored lights.