The celebration covers a period of three days: 13 April is regarded as Maha Songkran, the day that the sun moves into Aries on the zodiac or the last day of the old year.

Songkran (Thai name：เทศกาลสงกรานต์), the Thai New Year, is the most important festival in Thailand. With celebrations lasting up to a week, Thai New Year marks the end of the dry season with religious ceremonies and water fights, which are a trademark of the festival. What is Songkran Festival?

Songkran, splashy and water-filled New Year festival in Thailand, and, by other names, in Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), and Laos as well as in parts of India and China. Songkran is celebrated approximately April 13–15 and marks the entrance of the sun into the astrological sign of Mesha (“ram,” or Aries , according to the Western zodiac ).

2024年3月20日 · In the simplest terms, Songkran is a multi-day Thai holiday celebrating the Thai New Year. Thousands of Thais and tourists flood the streets armed with water guns and alcohol. It’s madness–in the best way possible.

Theravāda New Year, also known as Songkran, is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Theravada Buddhist calendar widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, and Xishuangbanna, China [2] [3] begins on 13 April of the year.

2024年4月4日 · Thailand celebrates its New Year every April with the world’s wettest festival, Songkran. It is the world’s largest water festival, when everyone, including children, adults, friends, and strangers, gathers to get soaked. Although it’s widely known as the ‘ Water Festival ‘ among foreigners, Songkran is actually deeply rooted in traditions.

2024年4月8日 · Songkran, or Thai New Year, is Thailand’s biggest and most important annual festival. It is traditionally celebrated for three days starting from the first full moon in April.

2022年4月8日 · Songkran is a celebration of the Lunar New Year, the beginning of the Thai calendar, with the festivities officially spanning five days in mid- to late-April (this year’s celebrations take place from April 13 to April 17).

The Songkran celebration lasts three days, April 13-15, although some may have started the water fest before that. April 13 is the Songkran day when the sun first enters a new astrological period that marks the beginning of the new year.

2023年12月6日 · Songkran, Thailand's famous water festival, boasts a rich and fascinating history that blends Hindu, Buddhist, and ancient Thai traditions – and has now been recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.