Monday, March 19, 2018

Monks in Lumpini Park



Songkran is a time for family reunions, visits to temples and spring housecleaning – and the celebration of the traditional Thai New Year and lasts several days.

During the festival, revellers participate in traditional water pouring, which varies from a gentle pour into the cupped hands, to a full body splash! The symbolism of the water is important because it represents the cleansing of all the misfortunes in the previous year and a new beginning for the New Year.



There are many images of Songkran and in Lumpini Park recently there were some monks from the E-Sarn province to mark the coming of the Songkran Festival.

But here there was no water throwing - monks were there talking to local people about the on coming celebrations.



Some of the people came in traditional Thai dress and then they offered sticky rice to the monks.

      

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