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Date: 1/1/2009
Place: Thailand, Bor Sang
The three day Umbrella Festival at Ban Bor Sang, San Kamphaeng district attracted a huge number of visitors this year. Boworn Rattanaprasit, the Chiang Mai deputy governor presided over the opening, with people crowded along both sides of the road to witness the event.
This festival is held by the Tourism Authority of Thailand Northern Office Region 1 in cooperation with the Chiang Mai Provincial Office, San Kamphaeng District, Tambon Ton Pao Administrative Office, and other private organizations.
Beautiful women of the North compete in the unique Miss Umbrella Beauty Contest when women ride bicycles whilst displaying their open umbrellas, and may the best woman win!
The main attraction to the festival, other than the Miss Umbrella contest of course, are these colorful umbrellas, fans and local handicrafts.
The most unique event of the festival is the Miss Umbrella Beauty Contest in which the competitors have to ride bicycles with an open umbrella, displaying their beauty at the same time as showing their umbrellas. It is considered one of the highlights of the fair, which also includes the cultural parade, local displays and instrumental shows.
This festival is aimed at preserving the Bor Sang umbrellas and Lanna arts culture as part of the cultural heritage of Chiang Mai. Ban Bor Sang is famous for its umbrellas, fans, and handicrafts in the Tambon Ton Pao, San Kamphaeng District in Chiang Mai. The umbrella fair has been held annually for the past 20 years.
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