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SONGKRAN IN THE 4 REGIONS OF THAILAND |
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| BANGKOK AND CENTRAL THAILAND |
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BANGKOK SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
SONGKRAN THAI NEW YEAR MERIT-MAKING AT NINE ROYAL TEMPLES
APRIL 10 - 15, 2009
Nine royal temples around Rattanakosin Island
Time-honoured Buddhist customs and ancient Buddhist merit-making traditions, such as the bathing ritual in which lustral water is sprinkled over Buddha images and the building of sand stupas that are decorated with colourful flags and flowers, can be seen at the nine royal Buddhist temples dotted around Rattanakosin Island. They are:
Wat Phra Si Rattanasasadaram (Wat Phra Kaeo)
Wat Phrachetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram (Wat Pho)
Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Bwornnivetviharn
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Rakhangkhositaram Woramahawihan
Wat Arunratchawararam Ratchaworamahawihan (The Temple of Dawn)
Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan
APRIL 9 – 15, 2009 / 14.00 – 22.00
SONGKRAN THAI NEW YEAR AT WAT CHANASONGKHRAM VORAVIHARN TEMPLE
Arts and Crafts Related to Songkran and Temple Fair
At Banglumpoo, Bangkok
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KHAO SAN ROAD SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
'DRESS TRADITIONAL THAI' SONGKRAN CELEBRATIONS
APRIL 11 - 15, 2009
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SANTICHAI PRAKARN PARK SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 11 - 15, 2009
Along Phra Athit Road and Banglumpoo Road |
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AYUTTHAYA SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
(Old Capital’s Songkran)
APRIL 12 - 14, 2009
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park, Phra Mongkon Borphit Viharn (ordination hall) and around the island city of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
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SUPHAN BURI SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 12 – 14, 2009
At the village of Moo Baan Nen Kaeow in the district of Amphoe Suphan Buri
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SONGKRAN CELEBRATIONS IN MON COMMUNITIES AROUND THAILAND
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THE EASTERN SEABOARD
CHON BURI SONGKRAN FESTIVALS |
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CHON BURI PHRA BUDDHA SIHING SONGKRAN PROCESSION
Chon Buri Red Cross Fair
APRIL 7 - 15, 2009
In the area in front of the Chon Buri Provincial Sala (Sala Klang Changwat)
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SONGKRAN AT THE PATTAYA FLOATING MARKET
APRIL 9 - 19, 2009
Introducing Pattaya’s New Tourist Attraction
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KOH SI CHANG SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 13 - 19, 2009
Koh Si Chang Municipality, Tha Bon, Tha Laang, Wat Juthatit Dhammasparaam Voraviharn temple, and Koh Khaam Yai island
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CHON BURI BANG SAEN SONGKRAN SAND-STUPA BUILDING FESTIVAL
APRIL 16 - 17, 2009
On the beach in Bang Saen, Siracha district, Chon Buri province
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PATTAYA-NA KLEUA SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 18, 2009
Laan Pho Park, Na Kleua sub-district in Pattaya
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WAN LAI SONGKRAN CELEBATIONS IN PATTAYA, CHON BURI
APRIL 19, 2009
Along the Pattaya beachfront
Laan Pho Park, Na Kleua sub-district in Pattaya
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SRI MAHARAJA SONGKRAN FESTIVAL IN CHON BURI PROVINCE
APRIL 19 - 21, 2009
At Koh Loi Park, Si Racha district, Chon Buri province
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| NORTHERN THAILAND |
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SI SATCHANALAI SONGKRAN FESTIVAL, SUKHOTHAI PROVINCE
APRIL 8-12, 2009
At Si Satchanalai Historical Park and Phraya Litai Memorial Plaza
Sukhothai province
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SUKHOTHAI SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 12 - 14, 2009
Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai
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CHIANG MAI SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 13 - 15, 2009
All around Chiang Mai
Featuring Lanna Thai New Year celebrations and festivities at temples, the city gates and around the city moat throughout the northern capital of Chiang Mai
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KHON KAEN SONGKRAN — DOK KHUN SIANG KHAEN FESTIVAL
APRIL 8 - 15, 2009
At Bueng Kaen Nakhon Cultural Centre and Si Chan Road
(also known as Khao Neow Road), Khon Kaen
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NONG KHAI THAI-LAO GRAND SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 11 - 15, 2009
At Wat Pho Chai temple and Hat Chomani beach near the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge that spans the Mekong River
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NAKHON PHANOM-LAO SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 12 - 15, 2009
Meuang District (Nakhon Phanom provincial centre) and Renu Nakhon Municipality, Nakhon Phanom
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HAT YAI MIDNIGHT SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 10 - 13, 2009
Niphat Uthit Road, Sanehanusorn Road, Hat Yai Activities
- Midnight Songkran Celebrations in Hat Yai
- Miss Songkran pageant and Miss Songkran procession
- Buddha Images Bathing Ritual
- Stage drama
- Folk games
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Contact information:
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Hat Yai Office
Tel: +66 (0) 7423 1055, (0) 7423 8518, (0) 7424 3747
Fax: +66 (0) 7424 5986
E-mail: tatsgkhl@tat.or.th |
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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT SONGKRAN FESTIVAL
APRIL 11 – 15, 2009
Wat Phra Boromthat temple and Si Thamma Sokarat Park, Sanam Na Meuang, Phra I-suan Hall, and Phra Narai Hall, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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SONGKRAN – THE WATER FESTIVAL ON THE BEACH & PHUKET BIKE WEEK 2009
April 12-13, 2009
Patong Beach, Phuket
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AN INTRODUCTION TO SONGKRAN
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SONGKRAN:
ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL
& THE CULTURAL VALUES BEHIND SONGKRAN
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For more information, please visit www.songkran.net |
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IMPORTANT
Event dates and programme details may be subject to change.
Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.
Contact:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Email: info@tat.or.th
Website: www.tat.or.th
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 (120 automatic lines)
Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511 (two automatic lines)
FOR EVENT INFORMATION,
please call 1672.
Address:
1600 Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee
Bangkok 10400
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