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Rayong Fruit Fair
, held around May-June, is designed to promote
and market fruits and other products made from
fruits and seafood of the province. Colorful fruit-decorated
floats vie for prizes. There are fruit contests
and agricultural exhibitions.
Sunthon Phu Day is held annually
on 26 June, the date of his birth. Sunthon Phu
was the early Rattanakosin Period’s foremost
poet, and his poems are widely acclaimed for their
lyrical verse and pictorial language. The best
of his poems is the epic romance Phra Aphai Mani.
In 1986, he was listed as a person of international
literary distinction by UNESCO. Activities include
a procession of cars featuring Sunthon Phu’s
literary works, competitions on poetry writing
and painting of scenes from Sunthon Phu’s
poetry.
The Robing of the Phra Chedi Klang Nam
is a traditional fair held annually during the
full-moon period of the 12th lunar month, coinciding
with Loi Krathong Festival in November. Held at
Wat Pak Nam in Mueang district, there are religious
rites, long boat races, a delightful Loi Krathong
and other pleasant entertainment.
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