» Minister for Commercial Affairs presided over the buddhist ceremony to celebrate Songkran Thai New Year at Wat Yarnna Rangsee Buddhist Monastery, Virginia

Minister for Commercial Affairs presided over the buddhist ceremony to celebrate Songkran Thai New Year at Wat Yarnna Rangsee Buddhist Monastery, Virginia

On 16 April 2023, Minister Supawadee Yamkamol, Minister for Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C. presided over the buddhist ceremony to celebrate Songkran Thai New Year at Wat Yarnna Rangsee Buddhist Monastery, Sterling, Virginia, on behalf of Team Thailand in Washington, D.C. Officials and staff from the Office of Commercial Affairs also joined the event.

During the ceremony, there were religious rituals, alms offering with local Thai communities, buddhist preaching, water sprinkle over a statue of Buddha, monks, and the elders. There were also many festival-like activities around the temple, such…