LUNAR
CALENDAR: Buddhist holy days held late - The
Nation, July 27, 2005
...The miscalculation was discovered a few days ago by the head
of an astrology association and made public on Monday by Kom Chad
Luek newspaper. The “100 Years Horoscope Calendar” is
said to accurately cover the calendar years 1921-2020 and is widely
used by soothsayers and astrologers in Thailand.
There has been no official notice regarding the schedule of the
remaining traditional events based on the lunar calculation, and
whether they should be brought forward – including the end
of Buddhist Lent on October 18, which should actually be October
17. Loy Krathong is scheduled to be celebrated on December 16 but
actually falls on December 15.
Thongthae Ang-kaew, the son of Thongjua Ang-kaew, late author of
the “100 Years Horoscope Calendar”, said he could guarantee
the accuracy of his father’s calculation of the calendars,
but admitted that mistakes occurred when the numeric information
was computerised two years ago...
LUNAR CALENDAR: Buddhist holy days held late
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