A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato The basement aquarium in ...

At a Catholic school in Yala, a province in the southern part of the country, Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists are sharing in celebrations for Christmas. These represent a moment of encounter and of ...

An elephant dressed in a Santa Claus costume distributes a doll to students during Christmas celebrations at Jirasart school in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Reuters AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Elephants dressed as ...

In Mae Hongsorn province Catholics, almost all tribal, are getting ready to celebrate Christmas together. For this they are preparing a number of performances as a form of entertainment and a path to ...

There may not be much by way of snow to carry Santa’s sleigh in Thailand, and the ubiquitous saffron-robed monks and golden-spired temples are a reminder that this a predominantly Buddhist country.

Christmas Day in Thailand was unlike any Christmas I have ever experienced. We could hear the faint sound of monks chanting in the nearby temple, and Bill and I looked at each other, smiling because ...