Come April, it’s time for Thailand to show the world how to beat the heat in style once again in the Songkran Festival. And for this year, the celebration of traditional Thai New Year is just getting bigger and better.
Songkran is Thailand’s largest nationwide celebration of the Thai New Year, which usually begins on April 13 through to April 15. The word “Songkran” means “a transition,” referring to the official transit of the sun to the zodiac sign of Aries, which takes place on April 13 annually. Akin to Christmas, Songkran is probably Thailand’s busiest and liveliest national holiday, with signs of festivities such as people sporting the “Songkran look” of flower-patterned shirts or traditional Thai costumes, jasmine flower garlands or large water tanks around their necks, painting their faces with white clay paste, or splashing water at random strangers…
