April in korea can be quite cool so people might need to dress up in warm clothes however in thailand it is the hottest month of the year so people wear very light clothes An important part of songkran is throwing water at people while fire is a big part of the korean festival as the lantens have to be lit the origins of these festivals are also different songkran celebrated the end of the harvest while the korean lentern festival celebrated a buddhist holiday
Although the korean lantern festival and songkran are celebrated in different ways in different countries both festivals share some similarities