Songkran 2016 : Five Fun Facts You Must Know

Songkran 2016 is one of the most celebrated days that the entire Thailand will celebrate next year. 

The Songkran festival is sometimes known as the Thailand Water Festival. It is the time when all people in the entire Thailand come down to the street and splashing each others with water. Yes, it is a great time to get wet and a great time to have a lot of fun. This festival is not only available for the Thai people only, you as a foreign tourists can join the festival as well. If you want to know more about the festival, below are five fun facts about the Songkran 2016 festival that you need to know.

1.     Songkran 2016 Date

You need to remember the date April 13th 2016 to April 15th 2016. It is where the Songkran festival will be celebrated next year. Come to Thailand during the date and you will be able to join the fun of the festival.

2.     Songkran 2016 Name Origin

The name of the festival, Songkran, is actually derived from Sanskrit word, Sankranti. In Sanskrit, the word means that the sun is shifting from one zodiac to another zodiac. That is why the Songkran festival is celebrated to mark the beginning or the start of the solar year. The festival is really essential and means a lot in Thailand.

3.     Songkran 2016 Real Tradition

In Songkran festival, it is very common to see people all over the street holding water guns and splashing water to each other. It is the fun part, isn’t it? However, originally the people around you are not supposed to be the ones for you to pour water onto. In the festival, people should pour water onto the Buddha statues. Sometimes, the Buddha statues or Buddha images are paraded on the street. This is probably the beginning of splashing water all over the place, not only on the Buddha statues. Over the years, the splashing water to all people around you thing becomes the core of the festival and people are going down to the street to celebrate the getting wet and splashed with water kind of thing.

4.     Songkran 2016 Water

Originally, the water that you use to pour the Buddha statues cannot just be regular plain water. The water is the clear water which is mixed with Thai fragrance. So, the water smells really good. However, nowadays people just use regular water without the Thai fragrance to splash other people. There is no fragrance water inside those water guns.

5.     Songkran 2016 House Cleaning

New beginning means new start. That is why people all across Thailand must clean their house a day before the celebration. The clean house means that they are ready to start clean and fresh as well.

Now that you know how fun this Songkran 2016 festival can be, do not forget to visit Thailand on April 13th 2016 to April 15th 2016 to have a lot of fun and celebrate the festival with many people.

Are you ready ? Join Songkran 2016 !