CityNews - The Chiang Mai centre for preventing and reducing traffic accidents during the Songkran festival (11th - 17th of April) has now closed, and the road incident figures over the festival period from the centre have been released:... 
A total of 253 people were killed and 2,751 others injured in 2,134 road accidents from April 11 to 15, the first five of the "seven dangerous days" of the Songkran holiday period, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Monday. 
A total of 29 people were killed and 291 road accidents occurred on Monday, the sixth of the seven dangerous Songkran holidays . . . An excellent and beautiful collection of Songkran photographs. 
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An excellent first hand report on the Songkran festivities in Chiang Mai:
"Full photo essay and Songkran explanation; the Thai New Year epic water fight fills the streets of the country. Songkran tips for Chiang Mai also shared!" 
"Songkran or the water festival is well-known worldwide as one of the most striking celebrations of Thailand which features water splashing." |
Informative article about the traditional day-by-day celebration of the Songkran "Water Festival" in Chiangmai, Thailand. 
The Songkran festival (Thai: สงกรานต์, Khmer: សង្រ្កាន្ត; from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti,[1] or literally "astrological passage") is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia. "Main showdown of the 2010 Songkran Water Festival. 
"A photo essay of the children during Songkran, the Thai New Year in Chiang Mai, Thailand."
A touch of Songkran cuteness . . . . and chubbiness! 
"Buddhist New Year" "this [year] is on April 13. This date gives rise to important celebrations that will last from April 13 to 16, according to the cities. This is one of the most important holidays in Thailand since the beginning of the year according to the lunar calendar. This collection of 15 photos pretty much summarises the Songkran experience in Chiang Mai.
"Songkran is the traditional celebration of New Year’s Day in Thailand, and the festival in Chiang Mai will carry on through April 15th this year. The main theme of the festival: water, lots of water, whether it’s being splashed on Buddhas or being sprayed from a water pistol on passers-by from the back of a tuk-tuk." |
