PUBLISHED : 2 Dec 2023 at 04:00
The Songkran festival will be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by Unesco, the Ministry of Culture announced yesterday.
The official announcement will be made at Unesco’s Intergovernmental Committee meeting for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Botswana on Dec 6.
The ministry will hold a special week-long celebration in Bangkok starting Dec 7, said Kowit Pakamart, director-general of the Department of Cultural Promotion.
The “Songkran in Thailand, Traditional Thai New Year Festival” event will be organised at City Hall’s Lan Khon Mueang…
