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Songkran Festival is the Thai New Year’s Festival which takes place every April. It is also Thailand’s biggest and most famous water festival in Thailand. It marks the start of the traditional Thai New Year.

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Songkran Festival will take place from the 13th to the 15th of April. Before Thailand adopted the international New Year’s Day in 1940, Songkran was dependent on the Lunar calendar of the Thai.

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Fun-loving Thais don’t just throw water at each other for no good reason (besides having a kick out of seeing other people soaking wet). The real meaning behind the splashes is to symbolically wash off all misfortunes in the past year, thus welcoming the new year with a fresh start.

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1. Bangkok
The official opening ceremony is held at Wat Pho, an important Buddhist temple in Thailand that houses a golden giant reclining Buddha.
2. Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai holds Thailand’s biggest Songkran celebration, the Chiang Mai Songkran Festival.
3. Pattaya

The famous water festival in Pattaya is a week-long battle that starts a week before the actual Songkran and several days after that.

4. Ayutthaya

Head over to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya to have a unique experience of Songkran Festival in the country’s ancient capital.

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- Give alms and make merit (or just witness the rituals if you are not a Buddhist)

- Use waterproof bags to protect your valuables

- Watch your belongings

- Use public transport if you're heading to one of the Songkran ‘hotspots’, as traffic will be paralysed

- Try wishing the locals a happy new year in Thai – “Sawasdee Pee Mai!”

- Smile and have fun

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Things to Don’t during Songkran Festival

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Things to Don’t during Songkran Festival

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- Douse monks, babies or the elderly
- Drive when you've been drinking
- Throw water with ice or dirty water
- Throw water at motorcyclists (it can cause accidents)