Revellers dressed in colourful shirts and goggles fired water guns at each other at the start of the Thai New Year on Sunday, a festival that is marked with water as a symbol of renewal, cleansing and ...

the traditional Thai New Year festival. During the weekend-long water festival, tourists and locals gather in the streets to take part in wide-ranging water fights. The splashing of water is a ...

Thailand’s Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2025 drew more than 558,000 visitors and generated THB1.7bn ($46.5mn) in economic impact during its first three days, the Tourism Authority of ...

was that?!” On the surface, Thailand’s annual Songkran festival does indeed appear to be just one great big water fight. Every April, people young and old take to the streets all over the ...

Thailand is gearing up for its flagship cultural event – the Grand ‘Maha’ Songkran World Water Festival 2025. This is the pinnacle of Thailand’s New Year celebrations and a centrepiece of ...

A girl plays with water as she celebrates the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 4 of 5 ...