Songkran 2015 – The Biggest Water Fight Festival in Thailand – Traditional Thai New Year 2015.
When is Songkran in Thailand?
Songkran 2015 festival will take place April 13th through the 15th, a
festival that is the country’s traditional New Years Eve celebration.
The Songkran Festival is also known as the Thai New year or Thailand
Water Festival, originally celebrated as a way for the Thai people to
sprinkle water on their family members and elders for good fortune and
pay their respects to images of the beloved Buddha. Today, the festival
has transitioned into 3 days of water play fun, splashing locals and
visitors alike with buckets of water, water hoses and super soakers as
they gather in the streets.
More About the Songkran 2015 / Water Fight Festival / Thai New Year
The annual Songkran Festival, previously
held on dates that were dependant on the Thai lunar calendar, is now
commemorated on the same 3 days every year, however the celebration
typically begins before and end several days after the official holiday.
If you’re considering traveling to Thailand for Songkran (Thailand’s
Water Fight Festival 2015) be prepared to get soaked having the time of
your life in a fun and exciting water fight (all in good fun). The Thai
New Year always takes place in the hottest time of the year, so it’s the
perfect time for water play; you’ll feel like a kid again. Everyone
will get it on the fun (at least those brave enough to gather in the
streets), spraying, dropping water from above and splashing each other.
While a lot of the water will come from the usual water guns, hoses and
buckets, wetting down passerby, there are party goer’s who will drive
around with 44 gallon’s of water, catching everyone by surprise; it’s
all in good fun and a fun way to cool off.
Chiang Mai holds the biggest, most recognized Thailand Water Festival
parade, which includes statues from local temples being carried out and
paraded through the streets in celebration of this very special time of
the year. Everyone is invited to take part in the parade by delicately
and respectfully, pouring water over the legs and arms of the Buddha.
One reason that Chiang Mai most likely commemorates Songkran more
vigorously than other locations in Thailand is that a large number of
people from Chiang Mai work in Bangkok and neighboring cities, so it
gives them a chance to return home and celebrate with their families and
friends.
Hua Hin is the closest seaside location to Bangkok and the perfect place
to celebrate the Thailand New Year. Hua Hin is a beautiful place to
celebrate the Songkran festival with its sand sculptures located at the
beach house retreat, particularly breathtaking during the evening hours.
You will find that there are several
major Songkran celebrations held around Thailand such as Bangkok,
Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, and Khon Kaen that will giving you
plenty of chances to have a great time getting wet which is also said
to bring you good luck throughout the upcoming next year.
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