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2005 Songkran Festival In Chiang Mai

 

Safe Fun for Everyone

April 9-15, 18.00 to 23.00 Hrs.
@Wat Lok Mo-Lee: 709 Buddhist Monks' Participation in Blessing Ceremony, Traditional Northern Thai Drumming Contest

April 11, 19.00 Hrs.
@ Wat Phra Singh: Celebration Ceremony for Phra Buddha Sihingh

April 12, 08.09-10.09 Hrs
@Municipal Office: Salutation Ceremony to Honor Guardian Spirit
@Three Kings Monument: Salutation Ceremony to Maha Songkran and Three Great Kings
April 12-15, 10.00-23.00 Hrs. @Wat Jed Lin: Exhibition of Traditional Items for Rod Naam Daam Hua
13.00-24.00 Hrs.
@Buddha Sathaan: Northern Thai Dressing Contest for Children, OTOP Products and Food, Lanna Folk Performance

April 13, 06.00-12.00 Hrs.
@Tha Pae Gate: Offering food to Monks, Cycling Parades and Contest of Beautiful Girls Riding Bicycles with Umbrellas, Opening ceremony of Songkran Festival
13.00-18.00 Hrs.
@Tha Pae: Procession Buddha Sihing Image and other Buddha Images in Chiang Mai

April 14, 13.00-17.00 Hrs.
@Tha Pae Road: Carrying Sand Procession to Temple, Traditional Sand Pile Building (in the from of Chedi)
@Buddha Sathaan: Cooking Contest of Northern Food, Lanna Folk Performances
18.00-24.00 Hrs.
@Tha Pae Gate: Miss Songkran Beauty Contest (First Round), Concert from GMM Grammy

April 15, 13.00-24.00 Hrs.
@Parade of all Chiang Mai citizens to pay respect to the Governor in the tradition Rod Naam Daam Hua starts at Rajdamnern road and ends at Governor's Residence, Cultural Street Festival @Tha Pae Gate: Outdoor Market, Miss Songkran Beauty Contest (Final Round), Concert by GMM Grammy


Bathing of
Buddha
images
Wildly
throwing
dirty water
Merit-Making by
offering food
to monks
Roughly powdering
a weaker person's face

Paying respect to
ancestors' ashes

Drinking alcohol
at public or
respected places

Paying respect to living elders in a "Rod Naam Daam Hua" ceremony
Profanity, brawling
or rude behavior
is not acceptable
Sand-carrying
procession
to temples
Wearing unsuitable
dress

"Seub Chata"
(Life Prolonging)
ceremony is
taking place
Damaging
a clean
environment
Releasing captive birds and fish
Torturing or killing animals is not acceptable

Songkran Festival in Lamphun City

April 12-13 09.0-19.00
@Lamphun Tourist Service Center, Tha Kham Bridge and in front of Wat Prathart Haripoonchai in Lamphun join in the Seub Chata Luang ceremony, outdoor market, khantoke dinner, Miss Songkran beauty contest, local music performance, drum beating contest, Northern food cooking contest, Songkran parade.

April 13 09.00-19.00
@Tha Kham Tourist Service Center: Northern Food Cooking Contest, Zing-Mong Drum Contest, Songkran Openning Ceremony, Songkran Car Parade, Outdoor Market, Local Music with traditional Instruments.

April 16 09.00
Parade of Lamphun people to do Rod Naam Daam Hua ceremony to Kru Ba Sangka and Kru Ba Sri Wi Chai at Wat Jamadhevi.



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