Thai New Year

Thai New Year occurs each year from April 13th -15th. Because it happens during the dry season, it is an occasion to get wet and feel cool. Throughout the country, people return to their hometowns. Buses, trains and planes are filled to capacity. The first day of the New Year, Thais go to bless and receive blessings from the older generation. The following days they visit friends and have lots of fun throwing water on each other. This festival has gotten out of hand in recent times and this year the government asked the people to have their fun a little more respectfully. While in Bangkok, Richard and I received our share of wet blessings.