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Chiang Mai Songkran Festival
(12 - 15 April 2008, Wat Phra Singh Voramahaviharn Temple, Tha Phae Gate, Provincial
Governor's residence)

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One of the best places to experience Songkran is in Chiang Mai, where it is celebrated on a
grand scale with a flavour uniquely and entirely its own, attracting visitors from far and wide.

Songkran Festival has been the heritage of the northerners for several hundred years. The
festival is regarded as the Northern Thai New Year Celebration which is officially April 13 of
every year. Some being to celebrate one or two days before this date. Most fo the celebration
usually last for three days from April 13-15.

Buddhists sprinkle scented water
on Phra Phuttha Sihing,
a famous Buddha image in ChiangMai.
Younger people pour water
on the elders' palms
to convey their best wishes.

Before the celebrations, people will clean their houses in the hope of casting away any bad
luck of the old year, so that good fortune will slip into their new lives instead. Food and sweets
will be prepared in advance for merit making and for treating guests.

In some northern rural areas, explosive sounds and loud noises will be made to chase the
ghosts away. Candles will be lit and piles of wood will be burned in front of the houses on
New Year's Eve to shine the way for the spirits, which old people believe will come out of
their places on that night

The Songkran celebrations will begin with food presentation to the monks who will walk along
the streets in the early morning to receive food and other offerings. But some people will take
food to the monasteries nearby for the monks.

The thais enjoy themself
with water-throwing.
Sand Chedi making is a way of
merit making on Songkran Day.

After the food giving, the merit will be transferred to the ancestors by pouring water onto the
ground or a tree. In Chiang Mai, the most revered Buddha image [ Phra Phuttha Sihing ] will be carried in a procession along the streets to an open space for people to sprinkle water on
to show their veneration.

One of the activities for young people to do is to convey their best wishes to their elders by
pouring water on them or their palms. After this, it is time for children and young people to
have full enjoyment with water-throwing, dancing and folk games.

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