Speaking at a press conference to announce the event, PPAO̕s Paiboon Upatising said, “The main purpose of this year̕s festival is to honour the history of Thao Thepkassatri and Thao Srisoonthon so the younger generation can pay respect to them and be thankful for those who sacrified their lives for the land on which we live today.
“PPAO is in charge of organizing events between March 13-15 and for bringing the entertainmenters, sounds, historical stage plays, art and cultural performance, OTOP market, and Phuket local food to the Thalang memorial field (Baan Leang).
“The main entertainment will be held from 8pm between March 13-15 with this year̕s stage performance honouring Thao Thepkassatri and Thao Srisoonthon being much improved on previous years.”
Residents and tourists are all invited to come and enjoy the festival and help honour the island̕s two heroines and experience their way of life at the Thalang memorial field.
Schedule:
March 7, 2015 – Group ordination ceremony starts 7:30am at the Anupaskrisdaram (Ketho) Temple
March 12, 2015 – Worshiping of ancestors and Thalang warriors starts 9am at Muang Komaraphat Temple
March 13, 2015 – Wreath laying ceremony and praising for the two heroines stage performance starts 9am at the Two Heroines Monument.
March 13-15, 2015 – Phuket local food and OTOP product fair runs from 5 pm until midnight. Throughout the evening there will be Thai performances at the Thalang memorial field.
March 13-15, 2015 – Light and sound presesntations and the historical play runs from t 8:30pm – 11pm at the Thalang memorial field.