泰国举行御船巡游庆祝王后48岁生日：52艘御船载2,200名海军人员沿湄南河驶往郑王庙
曼谷 — 泰国11月6日下午在曼谷湄南河举行御船巡游，国王与王后乘御船前往郑王庙（Wat Arun）出席皇家功德衣（Kathin）仪式，向僧侣献上袈裟；此次巡游同时是庆祝王后苏提达48岁生日纪念的活动。
船队由52艘御船组成，约2,200名泰国皇家海军人员划桨，队列分五列三行，全长约1,280米、宽约90米，自 Wasukri 码头出发，沿湄南河航行约3.9公里抵达郑王庙，途经大皇宫等地标。国王与王后乘坐主御船「苏帕纳宏」号；诗丽婉娜瓦丽公主与天梭王子乘坐另一艘主御船 Anekkachatphuchong 号。四艘主御船还包括 Anantanakkharat 号与 Narai Song Suban 号。
王后苏提达的生日是6月3日，48岁在泰国传统中是第四个12年生辰周期，具有特别纪念意义。御船巡游是泰国延续数百年的王室仪式，只在重大王室庆典时举行；巡游当天中午起，湄南河事发河段对商业船只关闭，两岸开放公众免费观看。
（来源：泰国政府公共关系部）
Thailand Holds Royal Barge Procession for the Queen's 48th Birthday: 52 Barges and 2,200 Navy Crew Sail the Chao Phraya to Wat Arun
BANGKOK — Thailand held a Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on the afternoon of November 6, taking the King and Queen to Wat Arun for the Royal Kathin ceremony, at which robes are presented to monks at the end of Buddhist Lent. This year's procession also marked the 48th birthday anniversary of Queen Suthida.
The fleet comprised 52 royal barges rowed by about 2,200 Royal Thai Navy personnel, arranged in five columns and three rows in a formation about 1,280 metres long and 90 metres wide. It departed Wasukri Pier and travelled about 3.9 kilometres to Wat Arun, passing landmarks including the Grand Palace. Their Majesties travelled aboard the principal barge Suphannahong, while Princess Sirivannavari and Prince Dipangkorn travelled aboard another principal barge, Anekkachatphuchong; the other two principal barges are Anantanakkharat and Narai Song Suban King Rama IX.
Queen Suthida's birthday falls on June 3, and turning 48, the completion of a fourth 12-year life cycle, carries special significance in Thai tradition. The Royal Barge Procession is a centuries-old royal ceremony held only for major royal occasions; the river was closed to commercial traffic from noon on the day, and both banks were open for the public to watch free of charge.
(Source: Thailand's Government Public Relations Department)
来源：泰国政府公共关系部
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图片来源：图：泰国御船「苏帕纳宏」号（资料图）。Supanut Arunoprayote 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The royal barge Suphannahong (file photo). By Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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