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How to Celebrate Songkran Like the King

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How to Celebrate Songkran Like the King

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Songkran is a traditional Thai New Year celebration and is a great way to bring the community together. If you are going to celebrate Songkran with us, then you need to know a little bit about the traditions behind this fun festival.

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How to Celebrate Songkran Like the King:
How the Thai festival of Songkran is celebrated in Thailand.

  1. What is Songkran?
  2. Culture and History of Songkran.
  3. How to celebrate the Songkran festival
  4. Songkran festival 2023

What is Songkran?

Songkran is a traditional Thai New Year. It is celebrated from April 13 to April 15. It is the Thai version of the New Year celebrations. The word Songkran is derived from the Sanskrit word “Sangraha”, which means newness, freshness, and change. The New Year’s celebration is observed with the traditional rite called ‘Pit nal yong kwa’. It is a time of cleansing, renewal, and renewal of goodwill. It also marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new year. The festival is a time to wash away bad karma and start fresh. People believe that water will help wash away the bad and bring in the good. It is customary to wash the Buddha statues and pray for good luck and prosperity. The throwing of water is meant to be a symbolic gesture of cleansing and blessing.
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Culture and History of Songkran

Songkran is a traditional Thai New Year festival that is celebrated throughout the country. It is known as the Water Festival, as it coincides with the beginning of the traditional Thai solar year. The first day of the new year is April 13th on the Western calendar. It is a time of renewal and rebirth. The Thai word “Songkran” means “to make holy water”. The festival is about making merit and paying respect to elders, teachers, and the Buddha. Today, however, the festival has become a national holiday that allows for the opportunity to celebrate the new year. The celebration of Songkran is not just confined to Thailand, but it is also celebrated by Thai communities in other parts of the world. The Thai New year, is an event celebrated in Thailand but also celebrated in other countries such as Laos and Malaysia.
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How to celebrate the Songkran festival?

Songkran is a Thai festival that celebrates the New Year. People dress in traditional clothes, travel to their hometowns or to the city of their birth to visit the elders, offer alms to Buddhist monks, and generally have a good time. Songkran is celebrated over three days and nights, usually at the beginning of April, but sometimes the dates vary. For the first day, people will wash Buddha statues and roadside shrines and offer alms to monks. On the second day, they will visit the elders in the morning and then have fun with family and friends in the afternoon, evening, and night. The third day is the main celebration, as it is believed that this is the day that Buddha came down from his enlightenment to spread the message of Buddhism to the people.
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Songkran Celebration at Sawasdee Thai Elevated

With the Songkran festival right around the corner, we are preparing to celebrate the auspicious occasion. We are truly excited about the upcoming new year! It’s been a great way to celebrate our success over the years. Songkran is a Thai New Year’s celebration that is a time to come together with family and friends to celebrate and bring good fortune. It is a time to cleanse and purify, and a time to make new resolutions. Songkran lasts for three days and is a time for Thai families to gather and celebrate the New Year. It is a time for the community to come together and celebrate the new year, a time to forget all of the bad things that happened in the previous year and to start fresh.
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The Songkran festival is the traditional Thai New Year celebration that lasts for three days. The Songkran festival is held to celebrate the new year and to bring good fortune to the people. The Songkran festival is a time of merrymaking, and people celebrate by throwing jets of water at each other. We recommend calling Sawasdee Thai Elevated to make a reservation so that you can enjoy Songkran with Sawasdee Thai Elevated. We hope you enjoyed this blog post about the Songkran festival. We look forward to seeing you for the festivities!
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