Udon Anniversary Celebration

[parrot]

For those caring to view or caring to avoid.....this year's City Anniversary Celebration:
14-16 Jan, 1800hrs - dance practice at Nongprajak and the City Sports Field (near Makro)

17 Jan, 1800hrs - dance at the Prajak Statue.....expect many thousands++ of participants, closing Military Rd, Phosri, Srisuk in/around the statue.

18 Jan, 0600-0900hrs+ city ceremonies honoring the founding father near Nongprajak and the City Pillar

18 Jan, 1800hrs, fireworks at Nongprajak

[joepai]

Today the roads in town are ok but beware tomorrow, the town roads will be at a standstill

[tamada]

Happy Birthday Udon Thani!!!

[karonsteve]

Is this celebration held on the same days every year?

[mak]

Fireworks tonight and tomorrow night at NP.

[laksnrub]

Is this celebration held on the same days every year?

Yep put it on the calendar,

[mak]

Looks like it's going to be big.

[Drunk Monkey]

Read this thread last night with trepedation and interest as doing all Udon booze dels today .. so got my arse into gear early outt he blocks quicker than Usain Bolt going to get a Mars bar .. done before the roads rot tit makmak .. all parts of Ud i went to no probs in fact quiet .. but thats gonna change as i saw them dropping off the friendly toilets her n there ...then theres the big dance,

gonna be some party .

[Zidane]

70,000 took part in the dancing routine apparently

[Drunk Monkey]

70,000 took part in the dancing routine apparently

and who counted them ??

[Doodoo]

GEORGE!!! one at a time

[Drunk Monkey]

So thats 150,000 then

[laksnrub]

Marathon on tomorrow, starts 2:30 Am, any one going

[laksnrub]

Opening session short vid of the lovely girls singing

https://studio.youtube.com/video/t9LTik3RodU/edit

[Old Grumpy]

70,000 took part in the dancing routine apparently

and who counted them ??

Perhaps you would like to

And remember there are 4 roads leading to the statue all full like this.

[Sateeb]

Pic: Home Cable TV.

[jackspratt]

Opening session short vid of the lovely girls singing

https://studio.youtube.com/video/t9LTik3RodU/edit

[Drunk Monkey]

Pic: Home Cable TV.

Dao joined in but cant see her in the pic .

quite impressive did it make the international news ?? seem to recall it has in the past

DM

[parrot]

Ttbomk, the dancers aren't paid to attend, nor for their uniforms, nor for transportation (buses and songtaews from Nongwahsaw, for example). The many Udonites who pass by the statue on a daily basis and wai do so out of respect......no Kim Jong Un sort of pressure to do so.

[saint]

I just wish they respected their envoirament as much .