Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival is held every April to
celebrate the traditional New Year. It takes place during the
hottest month of the year when schools are on holiday. Since
Songkran is a national holiday, banks and most businesses are
closed during the three-day period. Folk performances, rituals
and traditional games are organised to preserve the Songkran
tradition. The whole country has the chance to relax, while
people throw water on one another. Since the temperature
often goes over 40 degrees, people enjoy getting wet.