Songkran is a festival that celebrates the Thai New Year, which takes place from the 13-15 of April. During Songkran, people celebrate by cleaning their houses, giving offerings to monks, going to the temple and sprinkling water on one another. My school observes the Songkran holiday from the 6th-17th of April (I'll be visiting Vietnam and Laos during this time!). Even though we have holiday from school, celebrating Songkran at school is a very big deal; we had our festivities on Friday the 1st of April. Our thai teacher, Kru Jaew, planned a ceremonial water sprinkling for the teachers and students, followed by lots of water play. When children and adults celebrate Songkran, they do not wear bathing suits, but instead wear brightly colored floral tops. It was really nice to celebrate Songkran with my students but I can't wait to see what Songkran in Laos has in store for me.
Kind of like a spring break...Not sure I'd like the tradition of celebrating by cleaning my house....Nonetheless sounds like a fun celebration!
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