For the people of Thailand and of several other southeast Asian countries, the New Year begins in the third week of April, with festivals and festivities throughout the country. Known as Songkran, the Thai New Year is celebrated as part of a multi-day festival, beginning on April 13th and continuing through the 15th. The date of New Year’s was originally determined each year by an astronomical calculation, similar to the way Easter is in our country – however, the dates are now the same each year…
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Festival goers getting doused with water during Songkran
