Songkran Festival
Phuket Festivals and Events
Songkran Festival 
Songkran Festival is the traditional Thai New Year celebrated on
April 13th. Families and friends gather to celebrate by visiting
temples, sprinkling water on Buddha images in reverence, and sprinkling
water on each other's hands as an act of wishing good luck.
In recent years, the tradition of sprinkling water has been interpreted
by youngsters as a great excuse for a water fight, and it is not
uncommon to have buckets and containers of water thrown at you by
teams of merry makers in the backs of trucks as you make your way
down the street - particularly in major tourist areas like Patong.
Small children delight in equipping themselves with water guns and
spraying anyone who comes in their path - no one is exempt!
Remember this date when you are in Patong and leave your cameras
and anything likely to suffer water damage behind in your hotel
room, because you will get wet.
| Note that every year, most hotels are full
early during that period as many Thai People get long holidays
and fly or drive to spend time with families. We strongly recommend
to think about your preservation early not to be surprised or
end up with little choice. See our large selection
of direct hotel reservations. |
Special Hotel Offers for Songkran Period ...
click here. |
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