Thai’s celebrate their new year with a 3 day celebration in the style of a water festival known as Songkran.
It begins on the 13th April and ends on the 15th April
The Songkran Festival in Thailand is celebrated as the country’s traditional New Year’s Day. To the Thais, Songkran is one of the happiest and most anticipated holidays of the year. The festival has been celebrated in the country for centuries, but is believed to be adapted from a holiday in India called Makar Sankranti or Pongal. The word “songkarn” comes from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti , which literally means “astrological passage”. Songkran is a national and public holiday in Thailand, with public offices closed for the entire duration.