Google Doodle celebrates Thai Teachers' Day today: All you need to know from history to significance
express gratitude towards teachers and others who contribute to Thai education. In Thailand, teachers are referred to as ‘mae phim khong chart’ which means the “mould" or “role models" of the nation.
The national organising committee for Teacher’s Day declared the orchid to be the symbolic flower of Teacher’s Day in 1996. This decision was inspired by the poetry of ML Pin Malakul who served as Thailand’s Minister of Culture from 1957 to 1958 and Minister of Education from 1957 to 1969.
National Teachers’ Day known as ‘Wan Kru’ in Thailand is celebrated every year on January 16. On this day, students express their gratitude and appreciation for their teachers while the day is observed as a Thai school holiday.
Thai Teachers’ Appreciation Day known as ‘Wan Wai Kru’ is observed on the second Thursday of June every year. Thai Teacher’s Day is altogether very different from Thai Teachers’ Appreciation Day as it is seen as a secular, policy-based occasion, whereas Thai Teachers' Appreciation Day is observed with elaborate and cathartic ceremonies.
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