APRIL 12 - 15, 2007
MIDNIGHT SONGKRAN FESTIVAL IN HAT YAI
Along Nipat Uthit Road 2 and 3, Hat Yai district
Highlights and Activities
Miss Songkran procession
Folk sports and games
International Miss Songkran beauty contest
Stage drama and stage performances
Ponglang Sa-on
Midnight Songkran Celebrations and water-splashing
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office: Region 1 (in Hat Yai)
Tel: +66 (0) 7424 3747, (0) 7423 8518
APRIL 11 – 15, 2007
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT GRAND SONGKRAN
At the Phra Isuan-Phra Narai Hall, Ratchadamnern Road
Wat Sema Muang temple
Suan Sridhammasokraj, Nakhon Si Thammarat city centre,
Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Highlights and Activities
Merit-making in the morning at Sanam Na Muang and Wat Phra That Voramahaviharn temple. Offerings are presented to Buddhist monks.
Bathing ritual of the Phra Buddha Sihing Buddha image
Miss Songkran Procession
Nang Kradan Procession
Mini Light-and-Sound presentation
A demonstration of the ‘swing ceremony’ to welcome Phra Isuan
Tales of Likor
Cultural and folk performances
Shopping for local food and desserts
Nakhon Si Thammarat has been a centre for Buddhism and culture in Southern Thailand since ancient times. The province is dotted with many architectural treasures, some centuries old, a testament to its long history. The Phra Boromathat Nakhon Si Thammarat, the main wat or temple, houses the presiding Buddha image known as the Phra Buddha Singh.
For hundreds of years, it has been the tradition to pour lustral water onto this image during the fifth month of the Thai calendar. The present-day Songkran Festival has evolved from this practice. A procession escorting the Phra Singh Buddha image from the Provincial Hall to Tung Tha Lat; the Phra Singh Buddha image is bathed with lustral waters. Respect is show to elderly folk by pouring lustral waters over their hands.
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office: Region 2 (in Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Tel: +66 (0) 7534 6515, (0) 7534 6516
Fax: +66 (0) 7534 6517
APRIL 13, 2007
SONGKRAN WATER FESTIVAL ON THE BEACH
Patong Beach, Phuket
Celebrate the Songkran Thai New Year by the beach.
Highlights and Activities
Procession of the Phra Buddha Sihing image
Songkran parade
Little Miss Songkran beauty contest
Water-splashing by the beach
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office – Region 4
Tel: +66 (0) 7621 1036, (0) 7621 2213, (0) 7621 7138
Fax: +66 (0) 7621 3852
MIDNIGHT SONGKRAN FESTIVAL IN HAT YAI
Along Nipat Uthit Road 2 and 3, Hat Yai district
Highlights and Activities
Miss Songkran procession
Folk sports and games
International Miss Songkran beauty contest
Stage drama and stage performances
Ponglang Sa-on
Midnight Songkran Celebrations and water-splashing
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office: Region 1 (in Hat Yai)
Tel: +66 (0) 7424 3747, (0) 7423 8518
APRIL 11 – 15, 2007
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT GRAND SONGKRAN
At the Phra Isuan-Phra Narai Hall, Ratchadamnern Road
Wat Sema Muang temple
Suan Sridhammasokraj, Nakhon Si Thammarat city centre,
Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Highlights and Activities
Merit-making in the morning at Sanam Na Muang and Wat Phra That Voramahaviharn temple. Offerings are presented to Buddhist monks.
Bathing ritual of the Phra Buddha Sihing Buddha image
Miss Songkran Procession
Nang Kradan Procession
Mini Light-and-Sound presentation
A demonstration of the ‘swing ceremony’ to welcome Phra Isuan
Tales of Likor
Cultural and folk performances
Shopping for local food and desserts
Nakhon Si Thammarat has been a centre for Buddhism and culture in Southern Thailand since ancient times. The province is dotted with many architectural treasures, some centuries old, a testament to its long history. The Phra Boromathat Nakhon Si Thammarat, the main wat or temple, houses the presiding Buddha image known as the Phra Buddha Singh.
For hundreds of years, it has been the tradition to pour lustral water onto this image during the fifth month of the Thai calendar. The present-day Songkran Festival has evolved from this practice. A procession escorting the Phra Singh Buddha image from the Provincial Hall to Tung Tha Lat; the Phra Singh Buddha image is bathed with lustral waters. Respect is show to elderly folk by pouring lustral waters over their hands.
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office: Region 2 (in Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Tel: +66 (0) 7534 6515, (0) 7534 6516
Fax: +66 (0) 7534 6517
APRIL 13, 2007
SONGKRAN WATER FESTIVAL ON THE BEACH
Patong Beach, Phuket
Celebrate the Songkran Thai New Year by the beach.
Highlights and Activities
Procession of the Phra Buddha Sihing image
Songkran parade
Little Miss Songkran beauty contest
Water-splashing by the beach
Contact information:
TAT Southern Office – Region 4
Tel: +66 (0) 7621 1036, (0) 7621 2213, (0) 7621 7138
Fax: +66 (0) 7621 3852
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