Songkran festival – आवारा मुसाफिर

Thailand celebrates its New Year with water festival

April 13, 2025267 Views

Revellers dressed in colourful shirts and goggles fired water guns at each other at the start of the Thai New Year on Sunday, a festival that is marked with water as a symbol of renewal, cleansing and a fresh start. Some sprayed water from the back of pickup trunks, and everyone expected to get soaked as the Songkran festival got underway. Revellers play with water as they celebrate the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa "Today I came well-prepared. I have my weapons – four (water) guns. I’ve got goggles and a hat for protection, and a waterproof phone pouch ready to go," said Teera Rachapol, 50. The celebrations are a bright spot for the country's tourism industry, with the government expecting an ...

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This Songkran, a sophisticated new menu at The Service at 1921 House

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April 11, 2025165 Views

Located within a century-old mansion, guests can enjoy a bold new chapter including reimagined flavours, and the finest local ingredients This Songkran, Anantara Chiang Mai Resort invites guests to rediscover The Service at 1921 House, the resort’s distinguished steakhouse and grill, with the debut of an inspired new menu curated by Executive Chef Natruthai Petsuwan. Classic Western dishes are artfully reimagined with Asian nuances, celebrating a perfect harmony of tradition and innovation. Housed within a two-storied teakwood mansion that once served as the British consulate, The Service at 1921 House carries over a century of rich heritage. Stepping onto the wraparound verandah, where views of the serene Mae Ping River unfold, guests are transported to a world of timeless el...

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New year revelry returns to Thai streets as tourism rebounds

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April 13, 2023983 Views

Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on Thursday for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic. Festivities for Songkran, a much-loved Thai festival sometimes described as the world's largest water fight, had been muted or barred for the past few years due mainly to COVID-19 restrictions. Locals and tourists play with water as they celebrate the Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa But as travellers now return to Thailand, the key tourism sector is helping revive Southeast Asia's second-largest economy. Revellers - many of them soaked to the skin - walked through a half-kilome...

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Enjoy fun-filled Songkran at Chiang Mai

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April 5, 20231090 Views

Songkran is a time for blessings, for new beginnings, but also riotous fun. Its multi-day water fights are world famous, and no city does them better than Chiang Mai. Anantara offers the perfect location from which to enjoy the festivities – close to the centre of the action, yet a quiet place to retreat to in between water fights. Anantara Chiang Mai Resort is located on the western bank of the Ping River, just five minutes’ drive from Tha Pae Gate, the centre of Chiang Mai’s Songkran festivities. With verdant lawns, the resort is ideal for family play. Immersing guests in the richness of Songkran traditions, there will be Buddha bathing, or song nam phra, at the lobby between the 12th and 15th April. Feasting comes in the form of an on-site temple fair on the evening of ...