The Thai royal family worships the ancestors in the Year of the Dragon, Suthida is festive, and the queen is in control!
The dragon ancestor of the Thai royal family worships the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the Suthelta red cheongsam is jubilant, and the queen controls the overall situation in the palace.
The Thai royal family has always claimed that the family has Chinese ancestry for generations. The mother of the eighth and ninth kings, Princess Sirina Karin, is originally from the Chaoshan region, and the single mother of the current queen Suthepbada is also of Chinese descent. Therefore, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Thai royal family will hold a solemn ancestor worship ceremony. As the saying goes, it is a royal virtue and tradition to remember ancestors from generation to generation.
On the first day of the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar, the Thai royal family held this year's New Year's ancestor worship ceremony at the royal palace by King Maha and Queen Sutheda.
Because the ancestors are Chaoshan people, the offerings, treasure plates, gold and silver incense, candles, paper money, and worship forms of the Thai royal family are all very characteristic of Chaoshan customs and habits.
Queen Suthida has been married into the royal family for a number of years and is already very familiar with these rituals. In order to respect the tradition, she also chooses a Chinese-style cheongsam for the annual ancestor worship activities. This year, although it was only her and the king, in order to highlight the auspicious atmosphere of the New Year, Suthida deliberately chose a bright and festive red cheongsam.
The red cheongsam also perfectly sets off the oriental beauty of Queen Suthepada. The shoulders and cuffs of the cheongsam are embroidered with delicate peony flowers, which are the symbol of the queen of the Central Plains, and the queen's care and care can be seen from these small details.
Burning incense, offering sacrifices, and placing incense on offerings are performed by King Maha and Queen Suthida in accordance with the ritual process. Subsequently, the couple knelt on the ground and burned the gold and silver paper.
On the first day of the festival, among King Maha's three children, Princess Phra was hospitalized and unconscious due to illness, and Prince Gang Gong was still in school in Germany, but the King of Thailand did not call the only second princess Si Ruifen to the palace, it seems that in King Maha's heart, Queen Suthidar is his closest family.
From King Maha's act of burning incense, it is clear that he trusted his wife, Queen Suthida. After putting the incense candles on the offerings, King Maha hurriedly looked at Suthida beside him with a smile, and the husband and wife carefully discussed the next step, the scene was very warm, as if an ordinary couple was cleaning at the end of the year to welcome the new year, and the husband and wife cooperated tacitly.
Sutheeda, as the rightful queen, controls everything in the palace. Last month, the noble Princess Sinaina celebrated her 39th birthday, and the royal family held a birthday ceremony for her, but the noble princess, who had been away from public life for more than two years, was not allowed to return. Even Shineena re-published a recent photo of herself in Germany failed to win King Maharaja's heart.
King Maha used to favor the princess so much that he even made an exception to allow Shreena to attend the royal festival in early 2021. But Sutida is currently the mistress of the harem, and if she does not agree to Srina returning to the palace, King Maha will also be on the side of the main palace. After all, King Maha knew in his heart that only Suthida was his legal wife in order to be recognized by the public and royal circles.
Ancestor worship in the traditional cultural sense also represents true recognition within the family. Suthida was the fourth wife of King Maha, she was neither the original wife nor the heir, but she received the title of queen after marriage, while none of King Maha's first three wives received this title. As the legitimate mistress of the royal family, Suthida has a very solid position, and other wives simply cannot compare with her.
Queen Sutheeda, who has been married for five years, is loved and popular with her elegant image. Now that Princess Shineen has fallen out of favor, people have become accustomed to the image of her holding hands with King Maharaja.