|
Some people say
that Thailand has more festivals each year than there are
weekends to celebrate them. Although we aren't sure whether
this is the case or not, we are sure that the Songkran Festival
is the highlight in what is a packed annual festival calendar!
Essentially a festival that celebrates Thai New Year, Songkran
started out as a gentle religious ceremony. Over the years
this ceremony has mutated into full on street fights using
water pistols, buckets, hoses - basically anything you can
get your hands on! Although a nationwide festival, two destinations
are more or less synonymous with the festival: the entire
city of Chiang Mai and Bangkok's Khao San Road.
Songkran
in Chiang Mai
Although this year there might be that smoke haze you have been reading about from fires in the area, it's hard to see Chiang
Mai missing out on Songkran!
Chiang
Mai is without doubt Thailand's leading venue for Songkran
celebrations and in fact the haze might just mean that people enjoy Songkran sooner than later! Chiang Mai is seriously thinking about bringing the annual Songkran festival forward from April 13. 2007 to April 1, 2007 ...
Click
here to read more...
Songkran
on Khao San Road
Although
Chiang Mai is likely Thailand's most popular destination for
Songkran (probably because of its 'no holds barred' mentality
towards the festival), a close runner up, and certainly a
favourite amongst foreigners, is Bangkok's Khao San Road.
Traditionally the capital's backpacker and budget tourist
area, Khao San Road has gone a bit up market over recent years
and to some extent taken Songkran with it....
Click
here to read more...
|
