Glimpses from Thai Songkran

The Thai New Year's national holiday is called Songkran. The word refers to transformation of time or season.

The 5-day Songkran water festival that began on 13 April and ended on 15 April drew numerous tourists there.

Lets us go through the glimpses of Songkran parade, a part of Songkran water festival celebrations, this year.

Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

A Thai-Mon woman smiles before the Songkran parade, a part of Songkran water festival celebrations, to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 April 2018. 

Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Thai-Mon people celebrate during the Songkran parade, a part of Songkran water festival celebrations, to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Thai-Mon people celebrate during the Songkran parade, a part of Songkran water festival celebrations, to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Thai-Mon people play with water before they celebrate the Songkran parade, a part of Songkran water festival celebrations, to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand.