Introduction: Many festivals are unknown to us. Only those we have experienced or are particularly famous can become what we want to know. Every year after April 13, you can hear some news about Gan Song Festival. It seems that this is a very big and famous festival. So, what is the Songkran Festival? What is the Songkran Festival for? Come with me if you want to know.

What festival is the Songkran Festival? What is the Songkran Festival for?

Songkran Festival is a traditional festival in Thailand and Laos. The festival lasts for 3 days and is held from April 13 to June 15 in the Gregorian calendar every year. The main activities of the festival include fasting monks to do good deeds, bathing and purifying themselves, people splashing water on each other to pray for blessings, worshipping their elders, releasing people, playing songs and dances and so on.

It is said that the Songkran Festival originated from a ceremony of Brahmanism in India. Every year, believers have a religious day to bathe by the river and wash away their sins. For those who can't go to the river because of old age, physical disability or illness, their families or friends have to fetch water for them and pour it on them to wash away their sins. Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand is famous for its grand excitement, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists every year.

The word "Gan Song" comes from Sanskrit, which means "running". According to Thai custom, the date when the sun moves to Aries every year, that is, April 13 in Gregorian calendar, is the beginning of "Gan Song Festival". Songkran Festival, also known as National Family Day and Respect for the Elderly Day, is a day for Thai families to reunite. No matter how far away from home, Thais will return to their hometown to spend the New Year with their relatives.

The Songkran Festival lasts for three days. The first day of the festival is called Maha Gan Song Day, the second day is called Wangnao, and the last day is called Wangtailong Song. The activities during the Songkran Festival mainly include cleaning, doing good deeds with the whole family, sprinkling water on the Buddha statues in the temple, splashing water on each other and so on.

Customs and activities of Songkran Festival in Thailand

Water-splashing Festival in Ayutthaya (Ayutthaya)

Every year from April 13 to April 15, Ayutthaya will hold a grand water-splashing festival in many parts of the city, in the morning at Wihanphra Mongkhon Bohit, in the afternoon in front of Ayutthaya's gate, around the island, and in front of Zhuang Jia Palace under Pitanlong Bridge. At that time, a large-scale giving ceremony and releasing activities will be held in front of Bopi Temple in Pamengkong. Everyone in the office will take part in the beauty contest of Miss Songkran Festival. Everyone will pray together in this beautiful ancient city, worship their elders, bathe Buddhists and monks, splash water with lovely elephants and feel the endless fun of the Water-splashing Festival.

Sukhothai's Mahasongan Day Trip

From April 13 to April 15 every year, Sukhothai Historical Park will hold the Maha Songgan Ride. At that time, in addition to the Shata competition, you can also watch the old-fashioned train exhibition, the Songkran goddess beauty contest, folk sports competitions and some interesting folk activities.

Chiang Mai New Year custom

Chiang Mai Thai New Year Songkran Festival will be held from April 12 to April 15, and you will be invited to celebrate this wonderful festival. Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai is full of Lanna colors in northern Thailand. In addition to the traditional ceremony of blessing and giving good luck, this year's Miss Songkran Festival beauty contest, Lana cultural heritage series, welcoming ceremony of Pashifo and some local traditional cultural exhibitions, food exhibitions, art exhibitions and other activities will be held.

Golden flowers, lusheng sound and glutinous rice road in Gan Song Festival in Kongjing Prefecture, Northeast China

In April, Kongjing City was full of golden flowers, which was beautiful. As the fourth largest city in Thailand and the economic and cultural center in northern Thailand, the Songkran Festival in Kongjing, northeastern Thailand will be held in downtown Kongjing and Xizhen Road from April 8 to 15. At that time, the city will hold a float parade, a bowling competition, a local food exhibition and various folk activities in the sound of Lusheng and You Creary.

In addition to the traditional Songkran Festival ceremony, don't miss the large-scale Songkran Festival held on Nuomi Road (near Bird Road). All people in Kongjing welcome tourists and friends from all over the world with smiles, friendliness and kindness, and invite you to enter and get to know the beautiful northeast city of Kongjing.

Midnight Songkran Festival in Ai He, Songkhla Province

Hoai's Water Splashing Festival will be held from April 1 1 to April 15 every year. At that time, a grand midnight carnival will be held at the intersection of Tian Ao, Sanahanusong Road and Nipawuti Road.

Phuket Cycling Week and Beach Songkran Festival

Phuket Cycling Week and Beach Songkran Festival will be held from April 1 1 to April 13 in Patong Beach, Phuket. I witnessed the Buddha's parade in Badong Beach, splashing water on the elders to show my respect, appreciated the folk dance of thailand and participated in the beauty contest of the Water-splashing Festival. In addition, there are activities to alleviate the global greenhouse effect, such as Bike Week Miss Phuket Race with Phuket characteristics, healthy tourism cycling tour, greening and tree planting. Don't forget to hold a water gun and have an exciting seaside water gun battle at the food stall in Badonghai. Let's welcome the New Year with the Thai people.

Shata Water-splashing Festival at Shengbang Beach in Chonburi.

Every April, 16, Sheng Bang Beach in Li Wu Province will hold grand traditional festivals and Gan Song Festival activities in spring, including sand tower competition, folk sports competition, seaside Muay Thai competition, oyster open competition and other activities with unique local characteristics and customs. In addition, food is indispensable for accompanying activities. During the event, in addition to numerous food stalls, local specialty products (OTOP) were also sold together.