The Songkran festival, celebrated in Thailand from April 13th to 15th as the Thai New Year, involves visiting Buddhist temples, water activities, and paying respect to elders.

The Bangkok-born and Denver-based author and illustrator added that she hopes “Happy Songkran Day” does well enough that she ...

Songkran is Thailand’s famous Thai New Year festival, and every April it turns streets across the country into a happy, water-soaked celebration. Many people ...

Plan your water fight! See the official Songkran 2026 dates and the best party locations in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phuket.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Revelers take part in mass water fights on the first day of Songkran, or Thai New Year, on Silom Road in Bangkok in 2024. - ...

Cheers roar through the air as the packed crowds hurl water at one another. People in vehicles pour buckets of water over the masses, business owners aim hoses at the crowds and fun seekers fire giant ...

The mercury routinely climbs above 40C, the locals look towards the sky as if willing the monsoon rains to arrive and when you leave the airconditioned cocoon of your hotel room, the humidity hits and ...

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