Revellers in Thailand started the traditional new year or Songkran water festival with a splash on Friday, cooling off from the city's heat by throwing water at each other on the streets of the capital Bangkok.
BANGKOK, April 12 - Revellers in Thailand started the traditional new year or Songkran water festival with a splash on Friday, cooling off from the city's heat by throwing water at each other on the streets of the capital Bangkok.
Pouring water symbolises cleansing, reverence and good fortune in an ancient ritual that has grown in recent decades into what is sometimes described as the world's A woman plays with water as she celebrates the Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo"It's like a completely different world, you know. We love it," said Flora, 30, a tourist from France.
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