Songkran in Phra Pradaeng 26-Me celebrating Songkran

Thai people put a mix a chalk on their face for good lick at Songkran. As "farang" (foreigner in Thai), a lot of people did put some on our faces!!! Les thailandais se mettent un melange a base de craie sur le visage pour se souhaiter bonne change pendant le Songkran et comme nous sommes "farang" (le mot pour etranger en Thai), beaucoup de gens se sont fait un plaisir de nous barbouiller!

Songkran in Phra Pradaeng

May 16th 2012
After Chiang Rai, I went back to Bangkok to see another Songkran festival. South of Bangkok, in the Phra Pradaeng district, the Songkran festival happens 2 weeks after the rest of the country, because they use a different calendar (I think a moon/sun calendar, but I'm not sure). Songkran is celebrated over 3 days. The festival starts with a beauty contest as often in Thailand. According to ... read more

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