Pattaya sets Songkran rice festivals for April 17, 20

By Warapun Jaikusol
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Pattaya and Banglamung district are planning to stage the traditional Kong Khao Festival as the main celebrations during the Thai Songkran New Year holidays.

With no water to throw, Pattaya residents will have to make do with traditional rice festivals for Songkran.

City Manager Pramote Tubtim chaired an April 7 planning meeting for the Apr 17 Kong Khao Festival at Nong Yai Temple and April 20 at Lan Po Public Park.

The temple’s main attraction will be the rice-piling activities while Pattaya’s larger event at Lan Po will feature 11 folk games. Among the activities will be slingshot shooting, takraw, puzzle jokes, blindfolded Thai boxing, tug of war, kicking pails, eating challenges and more.

Both festivals start at 6 p.m.


A Brahmin priest sprinkles holy water on the congregation who gathered to celebrate the Kong Khao Festival last year. (File Photo).


City fathers will lead in the traditional ritual of bathing sacred Buddha images during the Songkran Festival.

Thai traditional games and sport competitions such as the ‘sea boxing’ will be held during the festive days.









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