Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) Culture Articles by hotelATM 2010-03-30T03:48:45+00:00 hotelATM http://hotelATM.com/info/about.htm no-reply@hotelATM.com tag:nakhon-ratchasima.com,blog-3246 3 1 25 Songkran in Khorat tag:nakhon-ratchasima.com,blog-3246.post-1215 2010-03-30T03:48:45+00:00 The most amazingly wild, wet and sanook of all Thailand's festivals is Songkran, which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for three wild, wet, and extremely fun days. Isaan Languages tag:nakhon-ratchasima.com,blog-3246.post-2634 2010-03-29T04:48:45+00:00 Before the 1960s, the people of Thai Isaan were simply labeled Lao and wrote in the Lao alphabet before the central government forcibly introduced the Thai alphabet and language in schools. Korat Cats tag:nakhon-ratchasima.com,blog-3246.post-103 2010-03-27T04:48:45+00:00 The origin of all Korat Cats with their typical silver-blue colored fur (or, as they are locally called, Meaw Si Sawat) is in Ampur Phimai of Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) province in Thailand.