{"id":5159,"date":"2025-06-20T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.nu.ac.th\/?p=5159"},"modified":"2025-06-20T21:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:46:02","slug":"naresuan-university-invites-the-public-to-home-kan-der-pak-thong-chai-in-the-heart-of-the-city-a-cultural-festival-highlighting-local-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.nu.ac.th\/?p=5159","title":{"rendered":"Naresuan University Invites the Public to \u201cHome Kan Der: Pak Thong Chai in the Heart of the City\u201d  A Cultural Festival Highlighting Local Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5160 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture1-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Naresuan University Invites the Public to \u201cHome Kan Der: Pak Thong Chai in the Heart of the City\u201d \u2014 A Cultural Festival Highlighting Local Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">To build on the success of the Home Kan Der cultural market held on 28 March 2025 and to preserve and promote the cherished tradition of Pak Thong Chai, which will take place on the full moon day of the twelfth lunar month, Naresuan University warmly invites the public to attend a special event celebrating this local heritage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5161 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture2-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Organized under the research initiative titled \u201cEcosystem Development for Festival Economy by Uplifting Local Traditional Event &#8220;<strong>Pak Thong Chai<\/strong>&#8221; towards National Level and International Awareness\u201d, the event is supported by the Program Management Unit on Area-Based Development (PMU A) of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), in collaboration with Nakhon Thai District Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5162 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.citcoms.nu.ac.th\/wordpress-uploads\/NU-English\/Picture3-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">The event, titled \u201cHome Kan Der: Pak Thong Chai in the Heart of the City\u201d, will take place on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, from 11:00 a.m. onward at Central Plaza Phitsanulok. 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