Thailand’s annual Songkran water festival kicks off with a splash in Bangkok

Thai locals and foreign tourists were splashed and sprayed with water in the streets of Bangkok on Friday for the annual Songkran festival, a celebration to ring in the Thai New Year.
From water guns to balloons to buckets, attendees use whatever is available at their disposal to soak friends, family members and random passersby. A symbol of purification and a new beginning, it also marks the beginning of Thailand’s rainy spring season.
“Normally, this month is very hot, but when we have the Songkran festival, it’s really refreshing and relaxed,” said Songkran participant Pittsanupat, who was also selling water and accessories to festivalgoers.
The five-day festival was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in December 2023.
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[@hunah444]

Happy Thai New Year ❤🇹🇭 Songkran Festival 2024 😻

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South/southeast Asian new year*

[@ginanan1185]

Thank you

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​@jommzom9715 what's country?? I see just thailand, Laos, Myanmar

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@@kickkapu7621 and south asia like India and sri lankan. In case you didn't know these festivals originated in india, Songkran comes from the word sankranti and in south asia it's also known by different names like bihu, bizu, sangrai,Vaisakhi etc.

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Happy Thai New Year ๒๕๖๗ Songkran Festival 2024

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I really want to be part of the crowd! I have never experienced Thai's New Year. HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone in Thailand!!! 🥳

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🥰🇹🇭

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Happy Songkran in Thailand 😊😊😊

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Thank you

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As a Thai people, Thanks for a good video and Love love from UAE. Happy Songkran Thai New Year World water festival UNESCO. 🇹🇭🥰🙏😁

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Everyone is smiles

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more like smirks

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Everyone is drunk and high

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In Thailand, we have no Spring or Fall, we have only Hot, Rain and (some)winter days (22 - 26 degrees in Bangkok)

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Best Holiday in the world. Happy Songkran

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Happy songkran. Welcome to Thailand.🎉🎉🎉

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Happy New Year Thailand 🇹🇭

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I love songkran Thailand ❤️🇹🇭

[@saranmed]

Happy Songkran Day ( Thailand’s new year) Let’s join us to joyful and celebration with water festival.

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Happy Thai new year 🇹🇭🇺🇸

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One of the world festivals, here in Thailand, you must once come to join

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Well come to Thailand new year 2024 happy on land of Smile.

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More like the land of crime 😅

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Welcome to Thailand. Everyone so very happy.❤🎉😊

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Happy Thai New Year Songkran Thai people welcome I wish you happiness. Delicious Thai food, Tom Yum Goong, Pad Thai, Massaman, Green Curry with Chicken, very delicious, fruits, lots of food. Thai people have only smiles. Welcome to Thailand.

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ขอบคุณครับ Thank you very much happy songkarn

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Welcome to Thailand🇹🇭 Songkran Thailand

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Songkran in Thailand is fun. Everyone can join in the fun.❤🇹🇭

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Happy Songkran🙏🏻

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"Discover the heart and soul of Thailand as you partake in the electrifying energy of Songkran, where the streets come alive with water fights and cultural celebrations."

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No thanks 😊

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Happy ๆ...Songkran day ครับ❤❤❤

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13 เมษานี้ปีใหม่ไทยใครก็รู้ ต่างเฝ้าดูเฝ้าคิดถวิลหา วันดีๆที่ไทยคำนวนมา ชื่นฉ่ำอุรา นามว่าสงกรานต์ไทย

[@prodigalfraudaddy]

April 13 and 14 th is hindu new year ...and hence same origins as songryan and thingyan and all yans from srilanka to nepal to india to china to cambodia.relax

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There are more to Thai songkran festival that is not only about the belief in forgiveness and starting anew better life path through exciting, fun water cleansing. Songkran in Thailand is about the universal unity of sharing love and kindness towards one other without any barriers restricting on wherever you are at or from or for whoever your soul is. Betting that most people all over Thailand are having an absolute awesome time right now in this wonderful tropical land of smiles and pleasuring one most outstanding culinary at the center of its marvelous peak of Thai songkran festival. Best of all with the exceptional of - warmth to the heart - experienced amongst the welcoming locals hospitality. So.. so jealous cause we can’t make it this year = but nevertheless, happy songkran Thai new year to everyone celebrating 💋 And so our plan is We will go and splash the kid at the near by park in the Uk for now😅😊 Shower cap=checked❤ water gun=checked❤ clear goggles=checked ❤ and finally mobile phone waterproof protection=double checked.✅ ✅ Here comes the Thai songkran, we are ready to blessed water blasting everyone to a better year and splashed away all the sadness for yoo all even if we are in the Uk. Do more good deeds, give more love towards one another and more importantly may all your purses and wallets be full with money and true life happiness throughout 2024🎉😂❤ A word of warning don’t miss a step because you will fell in love with this country.😮

[@samartlaocharoensombat6927]

Happy Songkran. Happy Thai new year.

[@ginanan1185]

Thank you

[@yuppywjt2525]

Happy New Year, Happy Songkran Day, take care of yourself, take care of others.

[@Sunshine_S.1996]

Happy Thai new year Happy songkran day to Tai fam 🎉💧

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Love it when seeing people laughing, smiling, and have a great time. Thanks for making Songkran great and please come to Thailand again next year ❤❤❤❤❤

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สงกรานต์ festival in thailand🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jametask5325]

Welcome to Thailand.

[@teelek44]

Happy Thai New Year Happy Songkran Festival 2024

[@TJcapton12]

very chill country ❤😂

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สงกรานต์ ของประเทศไทย 🎉 สนุกที่สุด

[@alexandrashvarstuhk7625]

No thanks 😊

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Khmer has nothing to guarantee because Khmer has no traditions. Khmer has never had any traditions of its own. It is only a province of Siam and has no king. So you guys have never had any cultural traditions other than imitating Thailand, even...The ability that Khmer has is cheekiness.​@@alexandrashvarstuhk7625

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Happy songkran day❤ "Once in a lifetime, you must experience Songkran in Thailand

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Happy Songkran Thai new year

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❤❤❤

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Happy New Year Thailand . ,(SONGKRAN 13' APRIL 2024. ) IN THAILAND .

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❤สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์2024❤Happy Thai new year ❤

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This year's Songkran l hope there will be good things 😂😂❤🎉🎉💧🌬️🫧

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This is not about just splash some water and have fun. It also mean people go back home and reunion with their old friends and family

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Happy Songkran Festival

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have fun an enjoyed

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Sawadee Pbi Mai ! Happy New Year !

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if I have time I will join Songkran Festival which is the best festival that many people can have fun together.

[@jeanjung7910]

Happy songkran Day Happy Thai New Year❤❤❤

[@ginanan1185]

Thank you

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As a Thai people🇹🇭, Im so happy to welcome foreigners to have fun in this festival. Next year, Songkran 2025 I believed that it will be more amazing 😊🙂

[@PyaeSone-ms3lp]

Why Thai government take our culture Water festival held in Myanmar 1000years ago

[@kasiainwonderland]

Water balloons is incorrect but yes lots of Ice cold buckets haha! You can see my husband and I in the red Leo shirts at 1:14 hahaha We had an amazing time celebrating the Thai New Year!

[@tidyoo6711]

สวัสดีวันสงกรานต์ค่ะ ยินดีต้อนรับสู่ประเทศไทยนะคะ

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สุขสันต์​วัน​สงกรานต์​ครับ​😊❤🎉

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Happy Myanmar New year🎉😊❤

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Best in the world🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

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I lave Thai land ❤❤❤

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Thai new year. Happy to you ❤

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Happy Songkran Day

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❤❤❤❤

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Veryhappy

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1:40 yay .. farAng holding large glass beer bottle 😂😂

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🎉🎉

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❤

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🎉สวัสดีวันสงกรานต์.มีความสุขมากๆ🙏

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♡ สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ครับ ♡

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Happy on Songkran festival day 🤗😊👍😌🫰❤️🌊💧🎉🎊🇹🇭

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หลักสำคัญ​ไม่ใช่แค่เล่นนำ้.แต่มีความสำคัญ​ด้านศาสนา​และครอบครัว​🎉

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@@christa8629 I used chat, never use google

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​@alexandrashv 0:47 arstuhk7625 อิจฉาละสิ....จะอกแตกตาย..กี่โมง?

[@Twittp]

Happy Songkran to everyone 💦

[@thedogxy]

🌊🌊😊😊🌊🌊

[@duckyman487]

Love Songkean super festival 🎉

[@pongsanya]

Bring your friend, Bring all your friend.

[@alexandrashvarstuhk7625]

Stay home, stay alive.

[@samranpokhee9812]

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@Triple_T_]

If only ppl in Canada knew how to smile and have fun . So tired of the selfishness, me me me

[@bioninaviva]

UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage - Songkran festival Thai new year, original in Thailand for hundred years. Happy Songkran day everyone.

[@PyaeSone-ms3lp]

Myanmar new years water festival held 1000 years ago World know that but

[@walkskyz]

Songkran is the best fes

[@pajjekbukcolanantakal3177]

The War Of Water Happy Every body................Songkran day ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@Pang55555]

สุขสันต์วันปีไหม่ไทย🔫🔫🔫🎉♥️

[@bypaestudio550]

Happy songkran day🌊🔫

[@tankura]

_+_ Happy SongKran Day 💦💦💦💦💦🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💧💧💧💧💧

[@s222wt]

Water battleground take place at almost everywhere in Bangkok. The smiley warriors from around the world carry weapons to kill the heat from the air. No sound from guns and missiles but from laughting. In mojor city or even small places in Thailand became to the battlegrounds as well. Everyone enjoin Songkran in Thailand 2024 and see you agian next year. 😀

[@suannedowney5718]

Wacky! Funny!😊

[@myanmarthiri5184]

ဟယ်မြန်မာ သနပ်ခါး လိမ်းထားတယ်🥺🥺🥺

[@patiphatkennadee8672]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@solosealer9692]

Songkran is much suitable festival for Thailand. Thailand have only hot, hotter, and hotest season. (Some rain in short period)

[@wirojyangcharoen2465]

ตอนนี้มีคนไม่หวังดีพยายามบอกประเพณีนี้มีมาแค่ไม่เกิน100ปีเพื่อหวังประโยชน์ทางไดก็ทางหนึ่งกันกระจายข่าวด้วยนะครับ​ เพราะเจอคอมเม้นแบบนี้เกือบทุกช่องทางเลย.. เราเจอio.ข้างบ้านแล้วละ

[@hookywookywithmalarkyman704]

No mention of people who get injured & the ambulance cant get thru to them, 2 days left to go & more injurys that you never get to hear off media wise.

[@angsuratraya3395]

Happy Songkran Day 💦🔫🇹🇭🔥😍

[@yuphasuphat676]

Three days of the year, stay home.

[@alexandrashvarstuhk7625]

not for introverts 😮

[@user-jy1gs4uc1w]

ขะเหมน😮ไม่ชอบสิ่งนี้😊😊

[@susanhuber1932]

No views. Not. I am viewing. Sawatdii ka.

[@eclipse_offical_2024]

This traditional water festival is a traditional Burmese festival This traditional festival has been around since our ancestors got married Thingyan is Myanmar, Myanmar is Thingyan, so much so that our nation and the traditional festival are closely connected ❤

[@prodigalfraudaddy]

Same hindu calender newyear origins from old hindu kings ..so yea same origin .basically from south asia then khemers and suryavarman

[@eddyseys3705]

those french tourist...such bad pronounciation of English!!!😂

[@prodigalfraudaddy]

Not one mention of indra ..thai people shud b ashamed to have forgotten their history and what this celebration is about

[@maegalroammis6020]

i didn't understand the problems of the Thais.

[@Baztation]

Best WAR in the World!

[@user-nt6mo1ic3c]

sub thai

[@ifourJP]

โปรดมาเที่ยวที่เมืองของฉัน 🏳️‍🌈 請來參觀我的泰國💦🔫 Please come visit my Thailand.🇹🇭