Traval in Thailand

- If you are going to be traveling to Pattaya, Thailand anytime soon here are some events and festivities that you are sure to enjoy. Depending on what time of year you go depends on what festivities you can attend. Here are a few festivities and a short description on how they are celebrated.Songkran and the Wan Lai Festival- Bring your swimming suit for this one!On the days of -th of April, people of the community come together for an outrageous event of celebrating the coming of the new year by the young dousing the elders hands with water usually scented and always clean in which the elders would then give them their blessings. Asking for forgiveness for bad deeds from the past years. Depending on which region you visit they all celebrate Songkran, but with slight differences. Some celebrate by bathing images of Buddha and preparing food for the monasteries and monks.The Wan Lai meaning flowing water day Festival is a lot like Songkran, but it starts on the th and end…

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