This PowerPoint Presentation tells us about the festival in Thailand called 'Songkran'. Made by a student of Grade 6 in Good Shepherd International School. Ootacamund,India

1. Songkran Festival
(13-15 April)

3. The date of the festival was
originally set by astrological
calculation, but it is now
fixed. If these days fall on a
weekend, the missed days
off are taken on the
weekdays immediately
following. Songkran falls in
the hottest time of the year
in Thailand, at the end of
the dry season.

4. In Thailand, people often cook foods in the
morning and go to the temple. And some
people also go to back to their house to ask
their parents for wishes and a ‘good luck’.
During 13-15 April most of the people throw
water at each other, because Songkran is
celebrated during the hottest time in Thailand.

5. The traditional greeting is "
sawatdi pi mai), basically "Happy New
Year". Sawasdee is also used for "hello" or
"goodbye". Pi and mai mean "year" and
"new" respectively in Thai. Another
greeting used is "
suk san
wan pi mai), where suk san means
"happy".
 However, most people use "
suk san wan songkran) —


7. 1. Do give alms
and make merit
(or just witness
the rituals if you
are not a
Buddhist)

8. 2. Do use
waterproof
bags to
protect your
valuables &
watch your
belongings

9. 3. Do use
public
transportation if
you are
heading to one
of Songkran
‘hotspots’, as
traffic will be
paralyzed