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Religious rites, rice festival, lots of water flow in weekend Songkran finale
After a week of
water-based warfare, Pattaya brings its annual Songkran celebration to a
close this weekend with official “Wan Lai” events in Naklua and Pattaya.
Warunya Thongrod
After a week of water-based warfare, Pattaya brings its annual Songkran
celebration to a close this weekend with official “Wan Lai” events in
Naklua and Pattaya.
Each day begins with a modicum of tradition, with 90 monks from
Jittapawan Temple assembling at Lan Po Park at 7 a.m. April 18 for
religious ceremonies, followed by a parade through the neighborhood.
Citizens also paid Songkran respects to 44 community elders.
Saturday, similar ceremonies play out at Chaimongkol Temple at 7:30
a.m., followed by a Songkran parade down Second Road to Central Road,
back along Beach Road and returning to the temple.
The water-splashing fun then kicks off officially at 8 a.m., with Beach
Road closed until 8 p.m.
Songkran comes to a quieter close on Sunday, when annual rice festivals
will be held at Lan Po Park in Naklua and Nongyai Temple in Banglamung.
The Naklua rice festival, which starts at 5:30 p.m., features games
including slingshots, seaside Muay Thai, “little girls falling in
water,” and oily post climbing. A concert from leading Thai country
music artist Yinglee Srijumpol caps the evening.
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