Saturday, April 10, 2010

Come back home

Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days.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.At this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival.

2 comments:

Chin said...

Now in Thailand nearly Songkran (New year of Thailand) festival that it's long holiday ,people will come back to their hometown for celebrate it.
I taken this photo at shop at bus station ,there are a lot of souvenir for sale.

Hilda said...

LOL! We call them pasalubong, gifts for family and friends back home. At least, almost everyone's happy with food gifts. ;)