In Thailand, the Buddhist New Year begins with SONGRAN on April, 13th. It involves most of all plenty of water. Originally SONGRAN offered the opportunity to pay repect to eachother, by using a few drops of water for blessing the elderly people and the monks. Nowadays the SONGRAN Festival, especially in Pattaya, has lost some of its religious significance and has become a more profane, but nevertheless colourful, passionate and often amusing waterbattle, celebrated in every corner of the city. You may love it or hate it, SONGRAN shows you a part of Thai culture and soul, that many foreigners seem to enjoy the most. Let it flow...
