Thailand to go big on Songkran festival to boost tourism
Massive Songkran festival will be held across Thailand in April to further stimulate the resurgent tourism industry, Thai government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said on March 26.
Locals and visiting tourists sprinkle water onto Phra Phutthasihing during the Songkran Festival at Tha Phae Gate, Chiang Mai. (Photo: tatnews.org)
Bangkok (VNA) - Massive Songkran festivalwill be held across Thailand in April to further stimulate the resurgentto🍎urism industry, Thai government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said on March26.
After a three-year hiatus because of impacts of COVID-19pandemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a big bounce fromthis year’s festival due to the faster-than-expectedrecovery in the tourism market and will organise major festivals in fiveregions of the country, Anucha said.
The tourism agency has also launched thefifth phase of its “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) scheme tostimulate the industry.
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Songkranis the Thai New Year holiday. It is celebrated on April 13 every year, but the holidayextends to April 15. Thailand’sofficial New Year was on April 13 until 1888, when it was switched to April 1.This date was changed to January 1 in 1940. Thefestival is famous for public water fights as well as its cleansing ritualsthat mark the end of one year and the fresh beginning of another./.
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Locals and visiting tourists sprinkle water onto Phra Phutthasihing during the Songkran Festival at Tha Phae Gate, Chiang Mai. (Photo: tatnews.org) 
