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	Songkran in Thailand
		Songkran Festival, April 12-15, is the traditional Thai New Year.
		In the picture to the left, a "daughter" is sprinkling water over the hands of her "parents" in order to show respect.
		During Songkran, all of the offices and schools were closed and people celebrated for almost a week in some places.
	www.sriwittayapaknam.ac.th /songkran.html (277 words)

	Phuket Net - Festivals - Songkran
		Songkran in Thailand is a holiday primarily dedicated to the family, and tourists may notice a much slimmer staff manning the restaurants and hotels as every employee who is able goes home to spend the day with his or her relatives.
		Perhaps the most lovely rite associated with Songkran is the wai khon gaa ceremony, where whole neighborhoods will line up to pour water over the hands of the community's two oldest members, giving and receiving blessings for the coming year.
		The most common manifestation of Songkran to be seen on Phuket is the practice of sat nam, which means gaining control of large quantities of water, preferably chilled to just below freezing, and an advantageous spot from which to surprise and drench passing unwary pedestrians.
	www.phuketnet.com /fest_songkran_detail.htm (518 words)

	Thailand Life - Songkran Festival
		Songkran is a Sanskrit word in Thai form which means the entry of the sun into any sign of the Zodiac.
		Songkran is a fixable feast on the solar calender.
		The Songkran is in fact the celebration of the vernal equinox similar to those of the Indian Holi Festival, the Chinese Ching Ming, and the Christian Festival of Easter.
	www.thailandlife.com /songkran.htm (282 words)

	Songkran - Water Festival Celebration in Chiangmai, Thailand
		Nowadays, the Songkran festival is celebrated with inappropriate activities, causing damages to the root of culture and to people's lives and properties.
		The famous Songkran Festival in the Northeast is the Songkran Festival in Nong Khai Province.
		the Songkran Festival in Phra Nakorn Si Ayutthaya at Kum Khun Phan (Residence of Khun Phan) in the compound of Phra Nakorn Si Ayutthaya Historical Park, with an atmosphere of ancient Songkran.
	www.chiangmai-thai.com /songkran.htm (1881 words)

	Songkran Water Festival - Thailand New Year Holiday Celebration Festival
		Songkran is a Thai word that means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac.
		The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors.
		Songkran festival on April 13 is Maha Songkran Day or the day to mark the end of the old year.
	phuketdir.com /songkran/index.htm (318 words)

	Thailand travel guide: accommodation and local information
		The word "Songkran" derives from Sanskrit language, meaning to pass or to move, It corresponds to the solar calendar, adopting the time when the Sun moves past twelve zodiacs composing of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
		Songkran Day is the day to make merit for three full days; Maha Songkran Day or the end of old year (13th of April), Wan Klang or Wan Nao or preparation day (14th of April) and New Year's Day or Wan Taleung Sok (15th of April).
		Songkran Goddess of Sunday is Tungsa, Monday is Koraka, Tuesday is Raksos, Wednesday is Mondha, Thursday is Kirinee, Friday is Kimina and Saturday is Mahotorn.
	www.gothailand.com /songkran.htm (1842 words)

	TOURISM NEWS -- GRAND SONGKRAN - WATER FESTIVAL - 2004
		SONGKRAN FESTIVAL IN "Songkran" is a word from the Sanskrit language which means to "move into" and refers to the orbit of the sun moving into Aries.
		The underlying significance of Songkran is the process of cleansing and purification - the purging of all ills, misfortune and evil and starting the New Year afresh with all that is good and pure.
		Thanksgiving is demonstrated in ceremonial aspects of Songkran such as the bathing of Buddha statues with lustral water and the pouring of lustral water over the hands of elders and respected individuals, and other outward demonstration of respect.
	www.tatnews.org /tourism_news/2103.asp (1565 words)

	Songkran Thailand \|GlobalHangoverGuide®
		The Thai word songkran means "to move upwards" or "to be about to change" or "one day is changing to the next".
		Maha songkran is when one year reaches its end and another is about to begin, and is defined as "about to experience a great change".
		Maha Songkran is the real name for the traditional Thai new year, although it tends to be abbreviated to Songkran.
	www.hangoverguide.com /out/th/sonkran (1582 words)

	The Origins of the Songkran Festival
		Thailand's Songkran Festival is by far the most important event of the year for the Thai people.
		Songkran falls in mid-April every year and has its origins in ancient astrology and the position of the sun.
		The term Songkran itself means, ''a move or change in the position of the sun from Aries to Taurus,'' it falls sometime between April 10 and April 18 and in Thai tradition it includes the celebration of the end of one year -- 'Troot' -- and the beginning of a new year - 'Songkran'.
	www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com /origins_of_songkran.html (1069 words)

	Songkran water festival in Thailand - Travel Writing from Travel Insights
		A local NGO worker with one Songkran celebration already under her belt told me to not overextend myself.
		On the first official day of Songkran we dragged ourselves out of bed before 7 am and headed down to Tha Pae Gate in the old city of Chiang Mai to witness the Procession of Ladies Riding Bicycles with Umbrellas.
		Songkran may have all the makings of a Mardi Gras bare-all drinkfest, but despite the beer stands sprinkled every few feet around the moat and the bottles of Thai whiskey passed amongst truck riders, the Thais kept their clothes on.
	www.travelinsights.org /writing/songkran.html (1529 words)

	Songkran - April 12th 1999
		Farmers would collect the fish and keep them until Songkran and release them into the rivers and canals thereby gaining merit as well as preserving one of the main items in their diet.
		However, in most of the island’s hotels, the lovely rituals of Songkran are celebrated by staff who pay respect not only to their managers but to valued guests.
		For Songkran there will be a beauty contest on 13 April as well as dances from the four regions of Thailand.
	www.phuket.com /munity/990412/songkran.htm (889 words)

	Songkran Festival
		The Songkran celebrations will begin with food presentation to the monks who will walk along the streets in the early morning to receive food and other offerings.
		Another tradition to be observed during the Songkran Festival is to free birds or fish as a way of merit making.
		The reason is that the Thais in olden times held that water was a pure thing which was able to wash all kinds of evil and misfortune away and bring good luck and happiness with it.
	www.thaiwaysmagazine.com /thai_article/2201_songkran/songkran.html (893 words)

	Thai New Year, Songkran Festival - April 13, 2006 Events, Traditions, Recipes, Zodiac, E-Cards
		It may be that this tradition began as part of the cleansing rituals where new, clean sand was added to the floor of the temple once a year.
		The foods that are served at traditional Songkran Festivals depend on the part of Thailand you visit.
		A very nice selection of Songkran cards to send to your friends and family in Thailand, in their new homeland or wherever they are traveling.
	www.chiff.com /home_life/holiday/thai-songkran.htm (742 words)

	Smiling Albino - Thailand Stories - Songkran Thailand : Songkran Adventure
		Songkran is without a doubt the number one festival in Thailand; an event locals look forward to all year long, much like westerners count the days until Christmas holidays.
		The term Songkran itself means ''a move or change in the position of the sun from Aries to Taurus,'' a celebration of the end of one year, 'Troot' and the beginning of a new year, 'Songkran'.
		A typical Songkran day for locals will entail a visit to a temple to gently pour some water on the temple’s main Buddha image, an attempt to make merit for the coming year.
	www.smilingalbino.com /stories/songkran.asp (469 words)

	Songkran - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
		Songkran is the celebration in Thailand that welcomes the New Year.
		On the eve of Songkran, housewives clean out their homes, similar to "spring cleaning." There is a religious belief that anything old and useless must be thrown away or it will bring bad luck to the owner.
		This belief is that Nagas, or mythical serpents, brought rain by spouting water from the seas.
	www.eduref.org /Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Holidays/SSH0200.html (725 words)

	2Bangkok.com - Songkran on 2Bangkok.com
		Songkran's international fame comes from the water dousing that goes on throughout the country.
		The ABAC Poll of Assumption University, conducted from April 8-10, found that the caretaker premier is still the most popular politician, with 52.9 per cent of respondents saying they want to pour perfumed water on Mr.
		To such people, Songkran is a time for getting wildly drunk, non-stop partying, motorcycle racing, drug-taking, gambling their present and future earnings away, taking water-throwing to dangerous and insane extremes with high-pressure water guns and hoses directed at unwitting passersby and moving vehicles, and engaging in outright hooliganism and water torture...
	www.2bangkok.com /2bangkok/songkran/index.shtml (569 words)

	Songkran
		Thailand entered the holiday spirit during the grand opening ceremony of the Maha Songkran Festival on April 7, at the Maha Chesdabodin Pavilion and Plaza on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, in Bangkok.
		The Maha Songkran Festival is celebrated by Thai people nationwide with a number of religious ceremonies and fun activities.
		Many of the Songkran festivities will be broadcast on cable and regular TV channels between April 7-15.
	www.t-boxs.com /Songkran1.html (592 words)

	Songkran festival, Phuket heritage and historical sites, Thailand
		Another unique Songkran custom is to release live birds and fish purchased in the markets.
		The releasing of fish is an old custom when most of the low rice fields were flooded during the rainy season and after the water evaporated, pools were left with small fish trapped.
		It is a traditional belief that Nagas or mythical serpents brought on the rains by spouting water from the seas.
	www.thaiwave.com /benjarong/phuket-tours/songkran.htm (529 words)

	ISB - International School Bangkok » Elementary School » Subject Area Programs » Thai » ...
		Songkran is the old New Year's Day for the Thai people.
		On Songkran day, early in the morning, food is offered to monks.
		The Thais were fascinated by the shape and the sound of it, so they adapted the shape and tones to fit Thai melodies.
	www.isb.ac.th /Songkran_Festival (423 words)

	Songkran Festival
		Not only Thai people living in Thailand concern importance of Songkran, but also people who speak the language which has the same origin as Thai such as Laotian, Thai people in Myanmar who live near the border at the north of Thailand, and Thai spoken Chinese people in Hunan.
		There was a rich guy who was accused by a drunken neighbour, saying that the rich is useless because it can’t help him to have any children to succeed the family.
		is Maha Songkran day, the daughter who is assigned on that day had to be a person who carried the head.
	www.thaifolk.com /doc/songkran_e.htm (1100 words)

	Thai Festivals and Events - Songkran, Loy Krathong
		Songkran comes from Sanskrit language which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac.
		Worn-out clothing, household effects and rubbish are burned in the religious belief that anything old or useless must be thrown away or it will bring bad luck to the owner.
		Of regional celebrations, perhaps most spectacular is the Yasothon Rocket Festival held in the Northeast in May. At this time, huge home-made rockets are fired into the air as an invocation for rain, the timely arrival of the monsoon being crucial for the rice harvest.
	www.ash-hotel.com /siam/festival.htm (1474 words)

	A Wet Hot Summer: The Thai New Year Celebration -- ThingsAsian Article
		Like the thousands of other Thai children that filled the streets during the Thai New Year celebration of Songkran, Gun carried a water pump under one arm and a bucket under the other, prepared to soak anyone in his path.
		When I complimented him on his fashion statement he announced that it was his shirt for Songkran.
		A local NGO worker with one Songkran celebration under her belt told me to not overextend myself.
	www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.1816.html (1520 words)

	Songkran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The word 'Songkran' originates from the Sanskrit meaning 'beginning of the solar year'.
		These days, Songkran has turned into a water-throwing funfest, in which anyone and everyone is liable to get thoroughly drenched-a blessed relief in
		Songkran is celebrated throughout Thailand but the wettest and wildest celebrations are at Chiang Mai in the North.
	www.holidaytimes-online.com /songkran.htm (477 words)

	The Songkran Festival
		Songkran festival on April 13 is Maha Songkran Day or the day to mark the end of the old year, April 14 is Wan Nao which is the day after and April 15 is Wan Thaloeng Sok which the New Year begins.
		Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac.
		The most-talked about celebration takes place in the northern province of Chiang Mai where Songkran is celebrated from April 13 to 15.
	sunsite.au.ac.th /thailand/special_event/songkran (417 words)

	Thailand Songkran Festival
		Everyone gets soaking wet during Songkran, and since it takes place at the height of the hot season, the custom is quite refreshing.
		The word "Songkran" comes from Sanskrit, and means the beginning of the new Solar Year.
		Afterwards, baby fish would be left trapped in the puddles, and farmers would gather them and then release them into canals on Songkran Day, thereby gaining merit while also maintaining their food supply.
	asiarecipe.com /thaifestival.html (534 words)

	SONGKRAN: Thailand New year celebration
		The most celebrated holiday in Thailand is Songkran, the ancient New Year’s Day (modern New Year’s Day is January 1).
		Songkran marks the beginning of a new astrological year, when the sun enters the sign of Aries, the Ram.
		Songkran is a special time for Thai families, and people usually return to their hometowns to observe the festival.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Festivals/Print/Songkran.htm (554 words)

	ThaiSunday.com - Songkran at Wat Thai DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Songkran at Wat Thai DC It was another full house at Wat Thai DC Songkran Festival on April 15, 2001.
		There are still more Songkran activities to come in our area.
		Next week Wat Yarn will hold their Songkran festival, and Wat Tum will celebrate it the week after.
	www.thaisunday.com /news/wat_thai_dc_songkran.shtml (368 words)

	Songkran Festival
		As the sun enters Aries, this is called "maha songkran" and delineates the traditional Thai new year.
		Every 365 days on Songkran, each daughter would take turn to lead a procession with the king's head.
		ven today, it is the tradition to hold beauty contests for the Lady of Songkran, and a procession is still follow the old tradition.
	www.thailandmaps.net /festivals/songkran.html (214 words)

	BANGKOK GRAND SONGKRAN
		The 'Songkran Splendour' Grand Songkran opening ceremony will feature a total of some twenty colourful processions consisting of traditional Songkran cultural processions highlighting the unique cultural traditions, magnificent costumes and lively folk performances of the four regions of Thailand.
		In addition to the local highlights, the International Songkran Parade consisting of participating delegations from the countries of Asia and Europe brings a cosmopolitan flavour to this year's Songkran Thai New Year festivities and promotes cultural exchange.
		‘Glorious Bangkok’ is the theme for the capital’s Grand Songkran Thai New Year festivities in 2005, being hosted in celebration of the sixty-year reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej – the world’s longest reigning monarch, and the auspicious occasion of the fiftieth birthday anniversary of Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
	www.tatnews.org /events/events/april/2448.asp (573 words)

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