songkran is the occasion for family re-unions,temple visits and annual house cleaning. many observe the holidays by spending time with families and friends. traditionally,thais perform the rod nam dum hua ritual on the first day of songkran, which is officially the national elderly day.during the ritual, young people would pour fragrant water into the elders' palms as a gesture of humility and to ask gesture of humility and to ask for their blessings