What festivals are there in Thailand in April?
April 6 th Chakri Dynasty Memorial Day Chakri Day
1On April 6th, 782, Rama I was crowned and enthroned, and the foundation stone of Chakri Dynasty was laid, which is now the foundation stone day of Bangkok Dynasty.
April 13 to 15 Water-splashing Festival
The Songkran Festival in Thailand, also known as the Songkran Festival, lasts from April 13 to April 15 on the Gregorian calendar. On the day before the Songkran Festival, every household in Thailand will carry out general cleaning. On June 5438+03, everyone put on new clothes and visited the temple, offering food to the monks. After bathing Buddha ceremony, splashing water was officially celebrated.
How do Thais celebrate the Songkran Festival?
As we all know, the water-sprinkling festival is in April 13- 15. In fact, many Thais divide this water-splashing festival into: Old People's Day (13), Family Day (14) and Water-splashing Festival (15).
1. Before 13, we usually have a "cleaning" at home.
In order to have a clean and comfortable home to welcome family and relatives during the Songkran Festival, it is the same reason that China will clean up before the Lunar New Year. Songkran Festival is a traditional Thai New Year.
Second, 13 "Festival for the Elderly".
1 and 13 in the morning, in ancient Thailand, people usually prepared their own dishes and desserts and gave them to monks in temples. Now, we basically buy the following "barrels" instead of vegetables and desserts. A "bucket" will contain daily necessities, food, cloth, incense sticks and daily medicines. )
After giving it to the monk, the monk will recite the scriptures to us and say something to teach us, which means that we hope to live a good and auspicious life from the new year.
2. Then use the sand prepared by the temple to build a "sand pile" with family or friends like the following:
We will put our own flags or paper figures on the "sand pile". Flags and paper figures represent ourselves, meaning to leave our bad things and bad luck in this "sand pile" and then start a happy life.
3. Then in the temple or at home, the younger generation will "splash water" on the elder (first prepare a basin of water, then put petals and perfume in the water, and then the younger generation will wash their hands and feet), which means wishing the elder good health, and at the same time, the elder will give the younger generation good wishes to those who "splash water" on themselves.
If there are people who support the Buddha at home, they will also "splash water" on the Buddha.
Then the family eats and chats, and then many people go out to play with water. In the past, many children played in temples, but now many children play in front of their own houses.
Third, the 14 issue of "Family Sacrifice".
Get together at home in the morning and communicate with your family. If you want to go out to splash water in the afternoon, you can go out.
4.No. 15 Water-Splashing Festival.
Usually go out and splash water crazily in the afternoon. Many families will prepare enough water on the roadside and then splash water on passing cars and pedestrians. Some drivers will stop and be "splashed" when passing by.