Songkran Day is the Thai New Years celebration that has roots in using water as a symbol of cleansing for the new year. From our prespective, Songkran is the National Water Fight Day. All along every road, there are people waiting with huge tubs of water, ready to drench anyone who comes by. This makes the normal 40kph road a wet, splashing and noisy parking lot that is more like a party than a road