BANGKOK, Feb 14 (TNA) – Couples flocked to register their
marriages on Valentine’s Day at Bangrak district, where golden marriage
certificates are given away in luck draws every hour.
Named Bang Rak or literally the district of love,
Bang Rak is popular among couples to register their marriages every year.
The spacious CAT Telecom Building on Charoen Krung
road welcomed couples for the marriage registration service, starting from 8 am. to 4 pm. today.
Held under the Thai-style theme “Rattanakosin, the
Land of Love”, a traditional procession of the groom was among the activities
to spice up the mood of love and the atmosphere of the wedding day.
Special gifts, given away to lucky couples in hourly
lucky draws are 10 golden marriage certificates, one diamond ring, a pair of
diamond earrings, two prizes of overseas air tickets and three prizes of
domestic air tickets.
Winners of the first gold certificate, worth about
10,000 baht were Suwimon Prommak and Satasak Nopchai-a-nun. They
filed online application for marriage registration in advance and arrived
outside the office at 6.30 am. today. They chose to register their marriage at
the Bang Rak district, believing the auspicious name of the district would
ensure their long lasting love.
Nearly 3,000 couples
registered their marriages in Bangkok’s 50 districts on
Valentine’s Day last year. Bang Rak
recorded the most marriage registration of 663 couples. (TNA)
