Songkran is easily the most fun I've ever had at a New Years celebration, the whole festival is a days long water fight on the streets of Thailand!
Absolutely everyone gets involved, armed with water pistols or a bucket, and the sole aim is to get as many people as wet as possible! I have soaked and been soaked by; businessmen, little children, police, backpackers and anybody else who's about. The most amazing thing is that nobody gets annoyed, everybody is smiling and laughing with one another (Even when it's ice cold water that takes your breath away!). It's a really happy celebration.
Did You Know?: Getting wet in Songkran symbolises washing away the previous year and welcoming in the new rainy season for Thailand.
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