Thailand+Culture

By Megan
==== Thailand is a very diverse country in Asia.Thailand is inflenced greatly by India, China, and other Southeast Asin contries. Thailand's economy has com pretty far in the last thirty years, but is still growing, along with its poplation. Thailand's population is approximately 63 million peolple at this time, abot 75% of these people are Thai, 14% Chinese origin, 3% Malay origin, and the rest belongs to hill tribes of Thailand. As you can see, Thailand is a very diverse country, but there is much more interesting information and facts about Thailand. ==== Religion The two main religions of Thailand are Buddhism and Muslim. About 94.5% of Thailand belongs to the religion Buddhism. The other 5.5% belons to other religions, including Muslim. Although Buddism is the most popular religion in Thailand, one out of every 5 people in the world are Muslim. Buddhism follows the leader Buddha, and Muslims follow Muhammed. 

Usually Usually Thai food involves aquatic animals, herbs, and plants. Types of food can range from noodles, to thick creamy soups, to spicy chili, to more bland breads and rolls. Most people in Thailand do not use large animals for meat in food. Many Thai recipes were influenced by Portugal, Netherlands, Japan, and France. All Thai food is eaten with a fork and spoon. Even tough meat like pork and duck are cut into bite size slices, so there is no need for a knife. 



 Thai Fashion Clothing in Thailand is very colorful and casual. Men are usually dressed suits for work on a normal day. Women wear long skirts and shirts that are mostly plain. Children wear uniforms to schooland casual clothes, like shorts/skirts and plain shirts, when they aren't in school. Many women there wear shiny, gold, costume jewelry with their long, elegant dresses on special occasions. Men wear formal pants and shirts on special occasions. Children do the same. Formal clothing is very colorful and extravagant, and people in Thailand take it very seriously!   Thai Music Most Thai music would sound like classical, or like an orchestra. Some of the instruments are very strange such as the ranad, which is like a xylophone, at floor level. Also the sa-law, this looks like a bow and arrow and is played like a violin. Thai music is very unique. 

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