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The Songkran festival (Thai: สงกรานต์ pronounced [sǒŋ.krāːn] listen; from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti or literally astrological passage) is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s Day from 13 to 15 April. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia.

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meaning
Marks the Thai New Year
similar
Thingyan, Songkran (Lao), Cambodian New Year

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