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The traditional Thai New Year celebration, Songkran, when the country takes a break from all things serious.... all-comers are welcome, but be warned, leave your suede shoes and jacket at home.

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How to make Songkran powder

Din sor pong is a natural white powder Thai people put on their faces and mix with water during Songkran. In this video, din sor pong producers in Lop Buri explain the process of making this type of powder. They also discuss the government's ban on din sor pong in certain water battlefields in Bangkok.

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SONGKRAN
Old versus new at Thailand's Songkran Festival

Thai New Year has become a three-day, water-soaked street party, much to the chagrin of those who would prefer a return to the holiday's quieter religious and familial traditions.

Bangkok - Warm, wet and wild is the best way to describe Thailand’s Songkran Festival. Celebrated each year in mid-April, when the temperatures are at their hottest, Thai New Year is marked by a three-day, nationwide water fight, as people in every province drench one another with water guns and hoses, and smear white powder onto each other’s faces.

But among traditionalists, including some in the government, there is growing concern over Songkran’s wilder aspects, which includes heavy alcohol consumption and skimpy clothing.

"I think Songkran these days involves too much drinking, too many public displays of affection and too many obscene gestures," said 84-year-old Yisoon Laohateeranonda."I wish it was more traditional and family-oriented."

In response to such complaints, the government and local authorities have said they will ban revealing clothing, along with the sale and consumption of alcohol and high-pressure water guns in some areas. The Bangkok mayor’s office says it will enforce the bans in Silom, one of the most popular areas to celebrate in the Thai capital.


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This is true Thai culture with Thai music and beautiful pictures. I hope you enjoy this video. Wishing everyone in Thailand a Safe & Happy Songkran Festival.

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Songkran has started 11/4/2015, your late already

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Songkran siger tak for denne gang, byens borgmester mente at to dage med vand spild var nok

nu kan alle børnene gå ned på torvet hvor der er gratis is og saftevand der er også opstillet et lille børne tivoli som børnene kan bruge kvit og frit

en fornuftig beslutning som næsten alle bakker op om:TUP

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en fornuftig løsning på et voksede problem ((11((

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Songkran celebration (hardcore version)

Traditionally, Thai people celebrate the Thai New Year by sprinkling water on the elderly’s hands, visiting temples, and attending family reunions. But many younger Thais might prefer taking a more-festive approach, gathering at water-fight events or in the back of pickup trucks to ferociously splash water and rub din sor pong powder on strangers' faces and bodies. Many complain they also ride motorbikes without helmets and dance half-naked on the roadside. All in all, Songkran revellers believe the point of the holiday is to give blessings to each other.

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Songkran celebration (classic version)

Today is the last day of this year's Songkran festival. Thais traditionally celebrate the Thai New Year by sprinkling water on the elderly’s hands to ask for their blessings, visiting temples, pouring water on Buddha statues, and attending family reunions. -