Chiang Mai, New Year’s Eve or Songkran Lanna in Chiang Mai Still having fun including playing Songkran water around the moat Including retro Songkran To preserve Lanna arts and culture

This noon, take us to the Tha Phae Gate area. The atmosphere of playing Songkran water starts from early morning. And it’s becoming more and more bustling both at Tha Phae Gate and the streets around the Chiang Mai moat. There were Chiang Mai residents and tourists, both Thai and foreign, coming out to play in the water lively and having fun until the traffic started to get congested.

Today is family day and we will see many families coming out to play in the water. For example, this family brought their daughter, who was just over 1 year old, out to play in the water. Because I want my children to experience the atmosphere of Songkran in Chiang Mai.

In addition to the fun of playing in the water during Songkran In Chiang Mai today there is still a fun retro event. Visit the city for New Year At the foot of Nawarat Bridge an
d Chiang Mai Buddha Sathan which has a retro-style Songkran parade people and children teenagers and old people They will dress beautifully in the style of the rice fields of the past. In the midst of the atmosphere of making merit by pouring water on Phra Ko Sai Chedi and Pak Tung Cho Tung Chai. It’s like taking us back in time to the New Year traditions of Lanna 30-40 years ago, which some of the new generation said that I like and am proud to wear traditional clothes.

Today is also family day. which Mr. Sermsak Phongpanich, Minister of Culture who came to open the event and join in watching this event said that Songkran is a happy time for families to get together, which is an important part of making us live happier lives.

In various temples, we will see many things. The family went to make merit by pouring water on the Buddha image during the city’s New Year. or Songkran Lanna With a warm atmosphere on Family Day too.

Source: Thai News Agency