| What does Songkarn means? How is it importance? | | | | playing throwing water and painting face by chalk |
| You can find out the one of festival that you will never | | | | powder to the others even they are stranger. This |
| forget from this article. | | | | activity will make people knows each other, |
| Songkarn festival or water throwing festival is the long | | | | sometimes getting a couple in this activity is possible. |
| holiday for Thais and it is the one of the most | | | | Another traditional activity that the one of Thai people |
| important festival. The word "Songkarn" comes from | | | | will do by basically day, is doing the good thing or |
| Sanskrit language that means passing or approaching. | | | | getting merit by offering food to the monk but it is |
| This festival isn't only the funny celebrating but also the | | | | different from the ordinary day because they will go to |
| ceremony by Buddhism religion too. Family will seem to | | | | the temple and it will have many activities over there |
| be appreciated in this period, especially the old people | | | | such as Pouring scented water over Buddha image, |
| because their children will going back to their | | | | Building the sand pagodas and Playing some Thai |
| hometown and do greeting with their older relatives. | | | | traditional plays that won't be seen in ordinary day and |
| Songkarn period can separate into three days and | | | | there will have some free Thai food for share with |
| each day has their own specific name and activities | | | | people who comes join this ceremony. |
| that are different. April 13th is called "Songkarn day", | | | | This is just example of Songkarn festival activity, there |
| April 14th is called "Nao day" or the day on which the | | | | will have more over that you couldn't imagine. You can |
| sun travels between Pieces and Arise marking the old | | | | looking for more information about Songkarn festival |
| Thai New Year's Eve and April 15th the last day of | | | | and the traditional places that so famous for Songkarn |
| this festival is called "Thai New Year's Day". | | | | festival by searching in TAT website but it will make |
| For the Activities, there are many kind of playing. The | | | | you more convenience if you choose some packages |
| one that is well-known in worldwide is water throwing | | | | that was created by Thai-tourism agency that will |
| activity, this is the funniest activity at all in my opinion, | | | | serve suitable package for your life style. |
| people will go to the downtown of their own city for | | | | |