Director of "Suan Sunandha" Samut Songkhram Center Assigned the Chief of the Office to Participate in the Ceremony of King Mongkut's Day and Laying Wreaths for the Year 2021
On 1 October, 2021 at 09.00 a.m., Asst. Prof. Dr. Pimporn Thongmuang, Director of Samut Songkhram Education Center, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, assigned Mr. Eakkachon Noyngern, Chief of the Office to attend the wreath laying ceremony on King Mongkut's Day for the year 2021. Mr. Suphot Yossingham, Deputy Governor of Samut Songkhram Province presided over the ceremony that was organized to pay homage, while the chiefs of government agencies, the military, the police, and the private sector joined the ceremony to show loyalty.
The birthday
of King Rama IV of the Rattanakosin era
was 18 October, 1804. He ascended the
throne on 2 April, 1851 after King Rama
III passed away, then he ascended to the
throne on 15 May. In 1851, King Rama IV
had important royal duties such as
modifying the norms of civil servants
who visit to wear shirts like western
countries. His Highness made a contract
of royal friendship and foreign affairs
with western nations (The Bowring
Treaty), and led Siam to escape from
western colonization. He was interested
in learning western languages and
western academics such as science and
astronomy until he was later able to
predict the occurrence of a solar
eclipse at Wa Kor Subdistrict, Prachuap
Khiri Khan Province precisely. Because
of this, he was called "Father of
Thai Science". He had owned the
throne for 18 years, and died on 1
October, 1868.
Therefore, 1
October of every year is the State Day
of the Commemorative Ceremony of His
Majesty King Mongkut without regard to
public holiday by the Cabinet resolution
on 21 December, 2010. It was approved to
designate 18 October of every year,
which coincides with the birthday of His
Majesty King Mongkut, as "King
Mongkut's Day" and to be a
state ceremony which is not a public
holiday. Nowadays, 1 October of every
year is the day of the death of His
Majesty King Mongkut, a state day, and
the memorial day of the King
Mongkut.
Reporter: Chayanisa Wanna