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The Thai New Year (Thai: สงกรานต์ Songkran, from Sanskrit sankrānti “astrological passage”; Chinese: 潑水節) is celebrated every year from April 13 to April 15. It coincides with the New Year of many Dai calendar (possibly also Thai lunar calendar) in South and Southeast Asia.

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VDO clip of Songkran Festival in Chiangmai -Thailand

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