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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 Bangladesh, 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.
The date, which at the present falls on the 17th of April, has slowly drifted over the centuries. In the 20th century, the New Year's Day fell on April 15 or 16th but in the 17th century, it fell on April 9 or 10th. [13] Thailand and Cambodia no longer use the traditional lunisolar calendar to mark the New Year's Day.
The celebration covers a period of three days: 13 April is regarded as Maha Songkran, the day that the sun moves into Aries on the zodiac or the last day of the old year. The next day, 14 April is called Wan Nao, the transitional day between the old and the new years, and 15 April is called Wan Thaloeng Sok (Thai: วันเถลิงศก ...
1 January – New Year's Day; 29 January – Chinese New Year; 12 February – Makha Bucha Day; 29–30–March – Hari Raya Puasa; 6, 7 April – Chakri Memorial Day; 13–16 April – Songkran Festival; 1 May – Labour Day; 4, 5 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday; 9 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony; 12 May – Visakha Bucha Day
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian nation was soon followed ...
Kohl’s will be open from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack will be open with limited hours both days. Pharmacies
For example, Anno Domini 2025, and Buddhist year 2025 (which corresponds to AD 1482). Two-digit year numbering could cause even more confusion. Another problem is the counting of the Buddhist era, which has changed several times in the past, including the inclusion of year 0, and the change of New Year's Day from April to January in 1941, has ...
The new year, 2025, is upon us.While banks, post offices and major stock exchanges are closed on New Year's Day, which is a federal holiday, you'll find that many retailers will be open, although ...