The Songkran festival (Thai: à ¸ªà ¸â¡Ã ¸Âà ¸£à ¸²à ¸â¢Ã ¸â¢Ã ¹Å) is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia. The festive occasion is in keeping with the Buddhist/Hindu solar calendar. Songkran, a national celebration of the traditional Thai New Year, captures the imagination of travellers for both its cultural and fun attributes; the latter being enthusiastic bouts of water splashing between friends and relatives. This takes place all over Thailand in mid-April. The date used to vary but it is now fixed and takes place on 13-15 April every year. Although these are the dates for the public holiday in Thailand, Sonkgran itself will be celebrated over a wider period in different places around Thailand. If you feel up to it, you can play water fights for up to 12 days at various locations. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Songkran Festival: Around the ancient city in Mueang District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province The activities include offering food to monks in front of Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, releasing of birds and fish, and pouring scented water on the hands of elders to receive their blessing. Enjoy with water splashing with elephants. Experience the culture of the ethnic Mon people and offer alms in accordance with the Mon tradition together with bathing the Buddha image by pouring water through a bamboo gutter.
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