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Get to know Songkran festival traditions in each region of Thailand.
inherited for a long time
and still maintains a good culture until now
Songkran Festival
One of the traditions of Thailand inherited
and has a long history
Due to the way of life of Thai people since ancient times
making this Songkran tradition infused with a lot of charm
Songkran means passing through and changing.
Make Songkran Day a New Year's Day for Thai people that comes before New Year's Day in the Christian era.
The Songkran tradition has an activity that is known around the world, namely splashing water to cool off.
In addition to Thailand, neighboring countries such as Laos, Burma, and Cambodia also have Songkran festival traditions as well.
way of life, way of life, ancient traditions and lineage inheritance
This makes Thai Songkran traditions in each region have similar concepts.
But there are rituals, activities or names on different days.
that differ according to that region
Songkran in the central region
Most people in the central region tend to engage in religious activities.
There are often bathing Buddha images, making merit, going to temples and listening to sermons.
In addition, this religious tradition is also applied to the family.
to pay respects to elders
And give prosperity to the family on the beginning of the Thai new year.
Including the construction of sand piles
Or bring a pile of sand to the temple to repair and maintain.
It is a good idea to create unity among the whole family.
and the people of that region
April 13 is Maha Songkran Day.
April 14th is Wan Nao or Wan Klang.
April 15th is New Year's Day
Songkran Festival of the Central Region
Phra Phuttha Sihing ceremony in Songkran Festival
Create a fortune for yourself.
The ceremony of paying homage to the elders in the house for good fortune.
Southern Songkran
Southern people believe that Songkran Day is the day of changing the city's horoscope and the city governor believes that it is the replacement of the old guardian deities.
to receive a new guardian angel into the new era
Most people in the south will focus on cleanliness.
Purify your body to remove bad things from your life, such as changing your clothes.
Ready to clean the new house
April 13 is the day to send the governor.
April 14th is a free day.
April 15th is the day to receive the new governor.
Songkran Festival of the South
The Binja ceremony is the tradition of bathing the elderly.
to show respect
along with sprinkling perfume, applying powder and giving clothes to wear to create purity and prosperity
The procession to send the governor is a procession to move the old governor out.
believe in every
In the year there will be a new guardian angel coming to protect the country.
Today there will be exorcism.
or cast away bad things
The Hom Phra Festival is a big merit-making ceremony shared by southern people.
by offering robes
to pay homage to the Buddha image
Making merit and charity
Songkran in the North
"Pa Wenee Pi Mai Mueang", the traditional name of Songkran Day from the north.
Lanna people believe that before Songkran, bad things will come down the river to bring evil things to the city.
Villagers in the old days therefore set off firecrackers to ward off evil from coming near their area.
Songkran festival in the north will have a ceremony to bathe the Buddha image in the house.
and elder relatives
including cleaning the house
The Lanna people often go to temples to make merit in remembrance of their ancestors who have passed away.
and bring prosperity from merit to yourself on New Year's Day
April 13th is Sangkhara Long Day.
April 14th is Wan Nao or Wan Roo.
April 15th is Phaya Wan or New Year's Eve.
Songkran Festival of the North
The Bathing Ceremony is a northern tradition of bathing Buddha images.
It is a model of bringing scented water to bathe Buddha images.
The Sangkhan Long Ceremony is a traditional parade to ward off evil on the beginning of Songkran.
Firecrackers are lit and guns are fired to drive evil away from the city and life.
Songkran in the Northeast
Merit of the fifth month is the name of the Songkran day from the northeastern region.
The people in the Northeast will emphasize the matter of reunions and family gatherings.
They often come together during Songkran.
And there is a Bai Sri Su Kwan ceremony for children and grandchildren for prosperity.
Religious ceremonies in the northeastern region include bathing of Buddha images at the temple.
Just like the other sectors.
Including the cleaning of the Buddha image
And continue with pouring water on the head of the elders in the family to ask for forgiveness, respectively.
April 13th is the Songkran Long Meal or the Songkran Phai Meal.
April 14th is Pak Pi Day.
April 15th is the Songkran Festival.
Songkran Festival of the Northeast
The Bai Sri Su Kwan Ceremony is a Bai Sri ceremony from the Northeast that is commonly performed on Songkran Day.
The day the family returned home
in order to apologize to the elders
and enhance good luck throughout the year
The merit-song-nam ceremony or the five-month merit-making ceremony is a tradition of bathing Buddha images.
But there will be a sequence of steps, most of which will be done at the temple.
It is a gathering of villagers and families, cleaning the monks, offering food and pouring water on the heads of elders respectively.