"It is from an ancient Mon word meaning piece".
Haripunjaya, an ancient Mon kingdom centred in the Mae Nam (river) Ping Valley in northwestern Thailand.
In the mid-13th century in what is today northern Thailand, a Tai ruler, Mangrai (reigned c. 1259 1317; from 1292 to 1317 in Chiang Mai), conquered the ancient Mon kingdom of Haripunjaya and built a new capital at Chiang Mai.
Thus Gary Lineker, who could say plenty about the specifics of a game or passage of play, is trapped in the role of smooth presenter and link man, settling us all down for the ancient Saturday night ritual.
Friday, April 3rd – Melbourne, Inner Varnika Friday, April 10th – Adelaide, Ancient World Saturday, April 11th – Melbourne, Lounge Friday, April 17th – Brisbane, The Underdog.
Up there, aboard my ancient day-sailer or even while rowing a smaller dinghy or paddling a kayak, I sometimes find myself in sudden close company with a harbor seal: a damp and pleasing, Lab-sized presence who has silently broken the surface fifteen or twenty yards away and now looks me over with unblinking interest.
Back in that ancient, innocent day of 1987 -- the last time the market tanked -- CNN had no competitors, no one had heard of the Web, and there were no financial TV channels examining every quarter-point fluctuation of the Dow.
He revived the ancient May Day festival in the town, and was a leading figure in the establishment of Keswick School, Blencathra Sanatorium and the County Farm School.
Taking their cue from ancient May Day traditions and from established faerie lore, farm owners Rob and Lucy Wood and a committee of dedicated volunteers set the stage for three days of music, stories, food, dancing, and fun.
The Ancient Elements THURSDAY -- A celebration of fire, air, earth and water, for young supporters of the American Museum of Natural History, will raise money for the museum's educational programs.
