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Thai New year

Songkran Festival 2012: A Thai New Year

2012-04-12 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Splashing of water during a Songkran Festival

Thailand’s Songkran 2012 kicked off today in Chiang Mai, and is celebrated all over the country, as the traditional New Year’s Day from 13 to 15 April.

Tags: Songkran festival, Thai New year

Cool Off During Songkran – The World’s Biggest Water Fight

2011-04-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Watch out for the elephants in Songkran!

From April 13th to 15th, every single person in Thailand goes absolutely bananas with street parties and water fights on an epic scale taking place throughout the country.

Tags: Asia festivals, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khao San Road, Songkran, Songkran festival, Southeast Asia festivals, Thai festivals, Thai New year, Thailand

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