Songkran is celebrated from 13 – 15 April 2008 (or 2551 on the Thai calendar) and operates in approximately one week without official in parts of Bangkok and Pattaya. Thai people know how to celebrate and celebrate their New Year, Chinese New Year and West, the new year. The three, Songkran is the wilderness.
Depending on where you ask, Songkran is the best and the worst time of year are during the holidays. The main reason – the water. Traditionally, Songkran is a festival of water and celebrated with a “sprinkling” of water to other persons. In the tourist areas of Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, the irrigation pipes to fire, water pipe dynamiteurs and super-soaked.
Drunken tourists and residents of Pattaya and Bangkok Khaosan Road in the festival as a time, crazy and in water. In addition, a white paste on the basis of flour or talcum powder is coated on the faces involuntarily.
If you are a tourist or even in a village during Songkran Upcountry is expected oozing. The tourist zone, the humid, you’ll get. Diving, then the air conditioner in a bar or restaurant can be very unpleasant and can cause a bad cold. There is also the possibility of an infection such as the water is not always clean.
I am not to throw a cold shower at a celebration on New Year’s Eve, I do not want people to know that they expect that many tourists are drunk hardened during this festival. You have a lot of fun, but look at the tourists at their worst.
To return to the true meaning Songkran is the time to go the temple to pray and give food to the monks. There is also a time for the cleaning of the Buddha in their household and sanctuaries in the monasteries of the water and a pleasant fragrance.
It is also a traditional time for resolutions, for good deeds and no problems, and also a time cleaning the house. On the old and new.
Unfortunately it is also the worst time of year for road accidents and death on the street. The wet roads, alcohol and helmetless motorcycle riders are a deadly combination. Despite the best efforts of the Government, the number of parties that are not included in the new year is far too high every year. The annual Songkran not drink and lead the campaign that usually falls into the deaf ear.
Many foreigners who live in Thailand or to leave the country to the north Songkran celebrations quietly and leave the tourist areas for tourists. Personally, I plan my trips that I am away from Thailand in the course of nine years.
Like most other things are in Thailand is “you” if you want to experience Songkran. I recommend at least once, and you can determine if you want to return.
If you’re going, you should be careful or the network of roads and driving offense in the driver’s condition and bring you many pockets closed to keep your valuables dry.