Songkran

It’s hard to articulate just what Songkran (traditional Thai New Year’s celebration) is but if you can picture the biggest water fight you’ve ever seen and times that by millions of people (that’s just in Chiang Mai) you may start to get the idea.
So the official dates of Songkran are in mid April but the water throwing can start a little earlier. (Apparently the ‘unofficial’ celebrations start earlier each year LOL). It’s all in good spirits though and you never know where the next bucket, hose, scoop or water pistol soaking will be coming from next. You could be driving down the street, walking out of a shop or just winding the window of your car down to try to get a mosquito out and then “splash” you get hit!