Thailand celebrates 3 different New Years each year!

Thailand is unique in many ways. One of the specila facts about this special country is that it is the only country in the world that actively celebrates 3 different New Years each year! Besides the conventional New Year on 31st of December, it has the Chinese Lunar New Year that takes normally place in February and there is the Thai New Year itself which is in April each year. Songkran Day or Thailand New Year is one of the biggest events in Thailand each year. Songkran is a Thai word which means “move” or “change place” as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac.

Thailand New Year is all fun and frolic with parades, shows, music, lots of people having fun and the biggest water fight in the world! There are 2 main parts of the Thailand New Year water plays: Water of course and white powder that people will put in your face. When you are going out during the festival then wear the worst clothes or buy a cheapest one because you are going to be wet for sure. People usually don’t bring their mobile phone and camera when the celebration is on the peak then its very difficult to safe all these things.

On the streets, there are stalls selling water guns of all sizes for 100-about 800 Baht for the biggest ones. Songkran is a traditional festival and before it comes people concern upon environment with cooperation such as to clean houses, public places, temples and official buildings.

Songkran is a nice time to be in Bangkok but since it is also the time when workers in Bangkok from outside of town, head back home in droves, you need to get your reservations done well ahead because all forms of transport are booked months in advance.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand organizes the walking streets in front of Central World Plaza, one of the big Thailand property, all the way through Silom Road and up to Siam Square where another event will be held the platform at Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace.