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