| The Boat races are held in Thailand every | | | | Each boat can accommodate a maximum of 60 |
| year during the month of September when all | | | | oarsmen. The oarsmen sit in two rows in order |
| the rivers and waterways are in full spate. | | | | to make the boat move with maximum speed. |
| The races are held across the country | | | | Each boat is given a different colored dress. |
| specially in provinces of Pichit, | | | | All oarsmen in a boat wear a similar outfits. |
| Phitsanulok, Narathiwat, Nan, Angthong, | | | | During the race, the boats are decorated with |
| Pathum Thani, Surat Thani and Ayutthaya. | | | | a large number of flowers and ribbons. |
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| The boat racing is a traditional event in | | | | The boat race is a colorful festival, which |
| Thailand. History of boat racing goes back to | | | | attracts several local as well as the foreign |
| Ayutthaya kingdom, some 600 years ago. During | | | | spectators. The spectators watch the sport |
| those times the boat races were held to keep | | | | with utmost enthusiasm and this lasts right |
| men physically and mentally fit during times | | | | till the end of the race with spectators |
| when there were constant shadows of war | | | | cheering their favorite team. The impromptu |
| looming over the country. However, today boat | | | | narration of the professional announcer makes |
| races are entertainment and boat racing is | | | | the sport all the more interesting and the |
| considered to be a national sport. | | | | spectators have a plenty of fun during the |
| | | | sport. At the end of the race, the winning |
| The boats used in boat racing are constructed | | | | team is awarded a trophy and prize. |
| from a single large trunk of a dugout tree. | | | | |