celebrating Thai Festivals 

Every year between April 13-15, and longer in some areas, this "Water Festival" celebrates the passing of the previous year (currently 2568 BE aka Buddhist Era) during Thailand's hottest month with traditional splashing of water on holy Buddhist statuettes, elderly family members and loved ones rather than using modern "water guns" or even buckets where "water fights" along the streets take place. 

However, as the celebration gains popularity among international visitors, the festival has taken a more modern and music-driven flair like the S2O Songkran Music Festival.

Every full moon night typically in November (the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar), this festival is celebrated by the Thais and some minorities across the country to show gratitude towards the Goddess of River and Mother Nature. In light of this festival, they honor the rivers and lakes, which in Thailand are the source of life and wealth, where all walks of life or rivers converge to form different "floating markets" since ancient times before the modernization of roads and railways.

To celebrate Loy Krathong, the Thai people will literally let go of ("loy") water lanterns or baskets ("krathong") along the riverbanks (and in some cases in a bucket of water outside their homes) wishing to rid of the negativity in life as a cleansing ritual to welcome more positivity instead. As one needs water to drink and bathe on a regular basis to maintain good health and hygiene, thanking the River Goddess while asking her to purify one's mental clutter and negativity marks the annual nationwide occasion for joy and celebration.