Post by Soutpeel on Apr 13, 2016 17:00:38 GMT 7
Nation starts Songkran celebrations with funs and happiness
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Thailand officially kicked off its traditional Songkran water festival this morning with government authorities throughout the country joining local people offering alms to monks at temples and government offices as a merit making.
Not only it is the Thai traditional New Year today, it is also the national day of the aged and the family reunion day.
In Bangkok, the governor MR Sukhumbhan Paribatra led city officials and members of the public to offer alms to monks at Sanam Luang.
The sacred Buddha image, Buddhasuhing, was brought out from the National Museum to Sanam Luang for people to sprinkle lustral water.
After the religious activities, the time for “water battle” will begin.
Although the country faces the worst water crisis in 20 years, many places continued the water battles with funs but sparingly.
One of the most popular locations to celebrate the Songkran Festival in the Thai northern region is Chiang Mai province, where the celebrations atmosphere in the first day of Songkran yesterday was active but water splashing was clearly on a conservation way.
This year, Chiang Mai not only celebrated the water festival but also it’s 720th anniversary of the establishment of Chiang Mai city.
At Pratu Tha Pae, in the heart of Chiang Mai city, a large crowd of tourists has already made their forts to start the water splashing fun yesterday.
Foreign tourists equipped with their own water gun, instead of the usual use of water tanks to fill up water from the local moat to splash water on each other. ”
englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/159400
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Thailand officially kicked off its traditional Songkran water festival this morning with government authorities throughout the country joining local people offering alms to monks at temples and government offices as a merit making.
Not only it is the Thai traditional New Year today, it is also the national day of the aged and the family reunion day.
In Bangkok, the governor MR Sukhumbhan Paribatra led city officials and members of the public to offer alms to monks at Sanam Luang.
The sacred Buddha image, Buddhasuhing, was brought out from the National Museum to Sanam Luang for people to sprinkle lustral water.
After the religious activities, the time for “water battle” will begin.
Although the country faces the worst water crisis in 20 years, many places continued the water battles with funs but sparingly.
One of the most popular locations to celebrate the Songkran Festival in the Thai northern region is Chiang Mai province, where the celebrations atmosphere in the first day of Songkran yesterday was active but water splashing was clearly on a conservation way.
This year, Chiang Mai not only celebrated the water festival but also it’s 720th anniversary of the establishment of Chiang Mai city.
At Pratu Tha Pae, in the heart of Chiang Mai city, a large crowd of tourists has already made their forts to start the water splashing fun yesterday.
Foreign tourists equipped with their own water gun, instead of the usual use of water tanks to fill up water from the local moat to splash water on each other. ”
englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/159400
