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What a great photo! This captures Songkran perfectly. Could I use this photo for my non-profit's brochure?

Michelle 2011-02-26

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SONGKRAN WATER FESTIVAL

Bangkok Thailand

13-15 April 2011

The key celebration of Thai New Year, Songkran, is the throwing of water as a mark of cleaning and renewal. People roam the streets with containers of water or water guns, or post themselves at the side of roads with a garden hose and drench each other and passersby. The throwing of water originated as a way to pay respect to people, by capturing the water after it had been poured over the Buddhas for cleansing and then using this "blessed" water to give good fortune to elders and family by gently pouring it on the shoulder. Among young people the holiday evolved to include dousing strangers with water to relieve the heat, since April is the hottest month in Thailand with temperatures can rise to over 100�°F or 40�°C on some days. This has further evolved into fun and wild water fights and splashing water over people riding in vehicles.
In many cities, such as Chiang Mai, the Buddha images from all of the city's important monasteries are paraded through the streets so that people can toss water at them, ritually 'bathing' the images, as they pass by on ornately decorated floats. In northern Thailand, people may carry handfuls of sand to their neighborhood monastery in order to recompense the dirt that they have carried away on their feet during the rest of the year. The sand is then sculpted into stupa-shaped piles and decorated with colorful flags. The use of chalk is also very common having originated in the chalk used by monks to mark blessings. Wonderful.

Nearest Airport: Bangkok International Airport

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