Amazing Animals. Weird But True! Party Animals. Try This! Explore More. Celebrations Learn about holidays and festivals celebrated around the world. Wackiest Places Around The World Get the inside scoop on the wackiest places on the planet in this video series. Check out five amazing festivals from around the world. While the edition will be subdued, usually the festival is an all-out water war, with unsuspecting victims and eager participants being blasted by high powered super-soakers.
Songkran is the epitome of fun. In a nutshell: vast quantities of water are stored in whatever vessels take your fancy squirt guns, buckets and water balloons are all acceptable , before being used to saturate your nearest and dearest. The northern city of Chiang Mai celebrates with the most gusto. Alas, this year there will a lot less water, and more focus on the festival's traditional side, with people encouraged to wear Thai dress or colourful floral print shirts. While water fights are banned, you can still pour water over Buddhist statues.
Thailand is moving from high season into hot season. Some services are reduced and it can be soul-sappingly muggy so avoid densely populated areas. Alternatively, cool off on the islands and beaches in the south: dive off Ko Tao, climb in Krabi, kayak around Phuket or hang in a hammock wherever you like. As water throwing has become popular during Songkran, it is recommended that the following practice is avoided:. Lewd acts such as applying powder paste on others' face, especially females, inappropriate physical contacts and touching are unacceptable.
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