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The festival is common throughout mainland Southeast Asia and has different names specific to each country, such as Peemai or Songkran (New Year) in Thailand and Laos, Chaul Chnam Thmey in Cambodia, and Thingyan in Myanmar.
The Royal Water Festival, which lasts for three days, was recorded for the first time under the reign of King Norodom in 1873 and follows a precise ritual. Dragon boats from every major pagoda in Cambodia, come to Phnom Penh and compete for three days during daylight in elimination rounds until the final race on the third day.
Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April.Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year.
Theravāda New Year, also known as Songkran, is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Theravada Buddhist calendar widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, and Xishuangbanna, China [2] [3] begins on 13 April of the year.
Locals and tourists in Thailand and Myanmar came out Monday to celebrate the beginning of the massive multi-day water festival that marks the new year. Called Thingyan in Myanmar and Songkran in ...
Waterbomb is an annual summer music festival organized by Volume Unit Entertainment. It was first launched in 2015 in Seoul, South Korea, and has since expanded to other cities and countries. It was first launched in 2015 in Seoul, South Korea, and has since expanded to other cities and countries.
As the 66th annual Beaufort Water Festival comes to a close, the new commodore must begin planning for 2023. Change of watch: Meet Beaufort’s new Water Festival commodore. He’s an old hand
Dating back to 1983, the bed race has been a staple in the Beaufort Water Festival line up. Participants are encouraged to dress up and decorate the “beds.” Bed racing is a Beaufort Water ...