Festivals

Songkran is the Thai New Year festival, held on April 13-15, which Thai people regard as the hottest time of the year. People come back to their home and pay respect to their parents and the elderly. In the afternoon, children and teenagers usually go outside and splash water on each other as a way of giving refreshment and cheer. You can join the Songkran festival in Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Kaosarn Road in Bangkok, or anywhere around Thailand. 

It is the celebration of expressing our gratitude to the river for its usefulness, and making amends for our misuse. On the full moon night of November, people make “Kra Tongs” from a plate of banana trunk, and decorate them with flowers, joysticks and candles. Then, they float them in the river. Famous places that hold Loy Kra Tong festivals are Sukhothai, Ayuthaya, and Chiang Mai.