The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma,Cambodia, Laos,a and Thailand as well as Yunan, China. It is called the 'Water Festival' by Westerners because people splash / pour water at one another as part of the cleansing ritual to welcome the new year. Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the new year falls during the hottest month in South East Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration. The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. It is believed that on this Water Festival, everything old must be thrown away, or it will bring the owner bad luck.
Cambodia 14 April 16 April
Pi Mai Lao Laos 12 April 15 April
Thingyan Myanmar 13 April 16 April
Aluth Avurudda Sri Lanka 14 April 14 April Songkran
Thailand 13 April 15 April
Very interesting article Sai!! I went to Thailand few times but never have a chance to join this amazing festival. Hope I can make it next time. Have you been to the water festival before?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting article Sai!! I went to Thailand few times but never have a chance to join this amazing festival. Hope I can make it next time. Have you been to the water festival before?
ReplyDeleteThanks Vy, yea. for me , I have been enjoyed every years when I lived in my country. Since I left , I could not back to enjoy again , even they do celebrate somewhere in here (New jersey buddhist Temple) , not the same original lol.
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