Pattaya new year pouring water. New Year in Thailand. Places and events for the New Year in Pattaya

Not all countries celebrate the New Year on the night of January 1st. For example, in Thailand, Songkran (as the Thais call the New Year) is celebrated on April 13-15, before the start of the rainy season. New Year in Thailand is celebrated brightly, colorfully, you can compare this riot of colors and fun only with the carnival in Brazil. Songkran is celebrated in accordance with the ancient Indian astrological numerals. If you are going to this Asian kingdom just in mid-April, then it’s better to find out what surprises await you.

The reckoning in Thailand begins from the moment when the Buddha passed into Nirvana. This event happened 543 years before Jesus Christ was born. Therefore, in 2019, the Thais will celebrate the onset of the year 2562. Do not worry about your passports: if you cross the border, then customs officers will take into account the dates according to the Gregorian calendar.

By the way, in Thailand New Year is celebrated 3 times: in addition to Songkran, Chinese New Year and European (January 1) are celebrated. So if you want to spend the January New Year holidays in Thailand, no one will stop you from enjoying the festive fireworks.

How Songkran is celebrated

Thais celebrate the New Year either at home with their families or by joining mass festivities. True, they prepare for the holiday in advance: after all, you need to prepare a lot of food, some of which is given to monks in temples. Like all over the world, before the holiday, Thais clean their houses of garbage, and also get rid of old things. On April 13, Thais spend in prayers and perform rituals, asking higher powers to bestow health and happiness on loved ones.

The celebration itself takes place cheerfully and in accordance with traditions: passers-by are doused with water and smeared with talcum powder. A special watering machine even drives through the streets. So tourists are advised to pack phones or tablets in plastic bags before leaving the hotel. Since it is hot in Thailand in April, people who are having fun are often poured with ice water, from which the whole body then reduces. They pour water from a bucket, from water pistols or just from bottles, because the Thais believe that such water procedures help cleanse the soul. The ritual with talcum coating also has its own explanation: talc protects from evil spirits, and then good luck will accompany the whole year.

The Thais have other customs in the New Year. For example, monks carry Buddha statues through the streets. Also at this time, a beauty contest is held, choosing Miss Songkran. On the second day of the holiday, Thais in new clothes go to temples to pray, and the monks treat the guests. After a visit to the temple, Thais wash the Buddha statuette with water and incense (everyone has one at home). On New Year's Eve, it is also customary to release turtles or birds to freedom in order to prolong life for yourself and your loved ones. On the last day of Songkran, Thais visit elderly relatives, first they wash their hands with water, then they arrange a family feast.

In Thailand, New Year celebrations are held three times! True, New Year's Eve, familiar to Russians and Europeans, is celebrated from December 31 to January 1 exclusively for the sake of visiting foreigners. Thais celebrate their “own” New Year on April 13 in a big way. In addition, the inhabitants of the kingdom celebrate the Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar. The date is "floating", i.e. changes every year, but falls within the period from January 20 to February 20.

The sea coast, the measured sound of the surf, warm, caressing sand, the lights of unusual handicraft lanterns in the peaceful night sky ... New Year's Eve?! Yes, it's an exotic New Year in Thailand! In Russia, the most beloved holiday is celebrated twice - from December 31 to January 1 and from January 13 to 14. Of course, the second date - the Old New Year - is celebrated without much scope and according to individual desire. But still, it is present in the holiday calendar of Russians. And in Thailand, tourists from the Russian Federation can celebrate the New Year four times - on the night of December 31 to January 1 and from January 13 to 14, April 13 and according to the Chinese calendar.

Russian New Year with Thai flavor

Since Soviet times, we have been accustomed to celebrating the New Year on the night of December 31 to January 1. But New Year's Eve in Thailand will completely change your ideas about this holiday. Only crowds of people on the street, in which you can see representatives of different countries, grandiose fireworks in the night sky, lanterns, explosions of firecrackers and the loud polyphony of “Happy New Year” will remind you of the change of years.

Do you want a bright exotic bordering on extreme? Do you want to sit on the seashore on New Year's Eve, burying your palms and feet in soft sand, and look at the night sky, and not freeze on a snowy (and somewhere slushy) street, dancing around the Christmas tree with champagne and in the company of a cheerful Santa Claus or Santa Claus? Then Thailand invites you!

Chinese New Year in Thailand

Many immigrants from China live in the former Siam. Over the centuries, the traditions of the Thai and Chinese peoples have intertwined with each other. The traditional attributes of the Chinese New Year in Thailand are lions, a sacred dragon, red paper lanterns and, of course, firecrackers on New Year's Eve. Moreover, the louder the explosions, the better. Thais are convinced that the roar of firecrackers and fireworks scares away evil spirits. New Year's Eve is followed by three festive days - Chui, Chuer, Chusan - when it is customary to visit and give gifts.

The legend of the Thai New Year

The real Thai New Year is celebrated from 13 to 15 April. Why exactly mid-April? This is explained by an ancient legend.

Once upon a time, an unusual boy lived on earth who could understand the language of animals and birds. Once, the God of Fire, incited by a feeling of envy, descended to earth and offered the boy such a deal: if within seven days the boy does not answer three riddle questions that God will ask him, he will lose his head; if the boy gives the correct answers, the God of Fire himself will lose his head.

Hearing the riddles, the boy fell into despair. At the end of the seventh day, in sorrow, already saying goodbye to life, he wandered through the forest and stopped to rest by a tree. And suddenly he heard a conversation between an eagle and a chick - she was talking about a dispute between a human cub and the God of Fire and told the curious chick the correct answers.

The overjoyed boy hurried to God and gave him answers to tricky questions. The God of Fire had no choice but to lose his head. So that the drought would not come, the sea would not dry up and the whole world would not burn, the boy placed the head of God in a basket and hid it in a cave. And since God is considered the center of the universe, to pay tribute to him, on the first day of the solar year, the daughters of God take out the basket, make three circles and bring the basket back. That is why in the first days of the Thai New Year there is such heat (up to +40 ° C in the shade).

Preparing for Songkran

The official Thai New Year is called Songkran (Sangkran), which means moving from one place to another or the rotation of the Earth around the Sun. A full circle marks the beginning of another year.

Songkran is a celebration of expressing love and respect. It is customary to meet in the family circle. Three days before the solemn date, khurals, New Year's prayers, begin to be read in Buddhist temples. On the eve of the holiday, the lama invited to the house conducts a purification ceremony, “throwing out” failures and all the bad things that have accumulated over the year from the life of each family member. After the meal, leftover food with coins, rags, a candle, a hadak (a scarf that is given to guests as a sign of respect) and a torma (a figurine molded from dough and painted red) is put into a bowl. In the evening, these objects are carried to the wasteland and thrown away, saying to evil: “Get out of here!”. After that, they quickly return without looking back.

Two days before the holiday, a rite of symbolic destruction of the enemies of the faith is carried out. For this, a litter is made - a pyramid topped with a skull from slats, dough and paper. Under prayers, the bad karma of the community is “invested” in rubbish and burned at the stake. There is also a linga rite, during which the torma is cut into 12 pieces and burned as a sacrifice to the lord of death, Yama.

Songkran traditions

On the streets, people can tie special strings around your wrists for good luck. On each hand there should be 25-30 laces from different people, which are customary to wear until they themselves are untied or torn.

Another ancient custom is associated with smearing with clay. Clay paste symbolizes protection from evil spirits. Apply it on the face and neck. According to tradition, clay cannot be erased - you need to wait until it is erased by itself.

During the celebration of the Thai New Year, people of all ages take to the streets of cities and villages with buckets of water and cups, from which they pour water on passers-by. Thai water is a symbol of life, renewal, physical and spiritual purity. The real water madness is happening on the streets. Young people put barrels of water on cars and water everyone with a hose. Water pistols, bottles, cans, cups, spray guns are used ... Some elephant owners go out with them and use the trunk as a big hose.

Water is sometimes mixed with powder or scented talc. No one will be offended if you douse him from head to toe. Everyone tries to show their skills and have fun so that they can remember it with a smile all year long. Water extravaganza continues throughout the day. But in order for tourists to enjoy it in different cities, the dates of the celebration vary from April 11 to April 20.

If you decide to join the crowd of celebrating Thais, you should dress in things that you don’t mind throwing away later. It is advisable to leave documents in the hotel room, and wrap your wallet, mobile phone and other valuables in foil. With digital technology (if it is without a waterproof case), it is better not to go outside.

Unlike the locals, not all tourists are ready to experience the "cleansing power of water". Therefore, you can buy cellophane packages for documents, raincoats, shoe covers and caps on your head - all this is sold everywhere.

A special item of the Thai New Year is a festive feast. Everyone gathers at the table to congratulate each other, discuss current affairs and taste homemade wine.

Since childhood, in the life of every person, the New Year has been associated with a new stage in life, new expectations and dreams. New Year's Eve is awaited by both adults and children all over the planet. I would like this holiday to be bright, memorable, unusual, and to the sound of the chimes, everyone made their most cherished wish. If you really want to spend it in an unusual way, then think about a New Year's tour to hot countries. How wonderful to change the traditional Christmas tree for a palm tree, a sofa for a deck chair, and winter for summer!

The Kingdom of Thailand is perhaps the most popular destination for tourists from the CIS countries during the New Year holidays. And not in vain. You can talk about the beauties and sights of Thailand for hours. The air temperature does not drop below +25°С, and the water in the sea warms up to +27°С and remains comfortable for swimming even at night. Indulge yourself, change the harsh winter for a carefree summer and go to a real tropical fairy tale!

How to celebrate the New Year in a European way in Thailand

European New Year in Thailand began to be celebrated relatively recently. This tradition originates in the 40s of the last century. Thais are happy to decorate trees with toys, houses with bright garlands and balls, arrange fairs and sales, and prepare gifts for relatives and friends.

The Christmas tree is the main attribute of the New Year. True, real Christmas trees do not grow in Thailand, they are replaced by artificial PVC forest beauties. The Thais themselves have not yet fully got used to the relatively new tradition, therefore, out of habit, they celebrate the New Year three times: together with the Chinese, according to the Buddhist calendar and the European one. Lucky, what can I say...)

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New Year's Eve is spent with family. All households gather at the festive table, have dinner, and after midnight they go for a walk in bars and nightlife. On the night of December 31 to January 1, Thailand hosts a large number of entertainment shows, parties, at the end of which they launch the traditional festive fireworks.

In Thailand, they believe that if you collect small things: coins, orange skins, pieces of cloth and throw it all into a wasteland, then all the bad things will remain in the past year.

Even the Thais took care of the snow on the Christmas trees. Photo: © flickr/empty007

In the morning, all Thais must visit the temple, and then with gifts and treats they go to visit relatives or friends. Talismans and oranges are considered the best gifts, which are given to each other from year to year.

What tourists need to know - features of the celebration of the New Year in Thailand

In large resort centers, the New Year is celebrated on a grand scale. At this time, Thailand is overflowing with tourists, Russian, English, German speech is heard everywhere. If you plan to celebrate the New Year in the land of "smiles", then try to book a tour in advance. Due to high demand, low prices or "hot tours" during this period does not happen. However, if you take care in advance and buy a tour in September-October, there is a high probability of saving a little.

If you are staying at a hotel in Thailand for the New Year and Christmas holidays, be prepared for the fact that dinner on the festive night is included in the program by default. That is, "tour packages" that do not include dinner are trying to be sold already at the hotel itself, as an additional paid option. It is beneficial for the hotel to know in advance the number of guests on New Year's Eve in order to correctly calculate the amount of food, festive show and fireworks.

Refusing dinner or getting compensation from the hotel or agency will not work! Pay attention to this and check the availability of this surcharge in advance so that there are no unpleasant surprises later!

By the way, the same applies to Christmas Eve on December 25th. It is unlikely that you will be able to refuse to pay for dinner at the hotel, even if you do not plan to visit it.

Despite the fact that such a dinner can be very expensive (up to 10,000 baht per person in a 5 * hotel), you should not expect much. The usual New Year's show program with animators in Thai hotels, as a rule, is absent, or very weak and in English. Therefore, after dinner with the usual buffet, sometimes with portioned alcohol, after 11 p.m., it is better to go to the city to have fun. Moreover, by this time the entire show program, as a rule, ends, and the Thais themselves go to bed ...!

If you want to spend New Year's Eve in style, then go to one of the restaurants. It is worth noting that such a celebration will cost a lot - about $ 350 per person with 2-3 dishes on the menu, alcohol and a show program. Unlimited buffet will cost even more.

If the New Year in Thailand in an expensive establishment is not included in your plans, then numerous street cafes and bars on the waterfront are at your service. In general, the embankment is a great idea for those who decide to celebrate the holiday away from the hype. The sound of the surf, snow-white sand, flickering lights - this is a mix of exotic and romantic.

New Year in Pattaya: where to celebrate

All roads that lead to entertainment definitely converge in Pattaya. Local residents have long understood that for tourists New Year's Eve is the most important event of the year. At this time, it is not customary to bargain and save, so prices for everything will be inflated several times. This applies to prices for rental housing, banquets, services, and especially excursions.

Pattaya is a holiday destination for youth companies and families without small children. For the smallest tourists, Pattaya will seem too noisy with a crazy rhythm, so parents will have to look for a quieter place.

If you are staying at a hotel, then be prepared to pay extra for the New Year's dinner. The price of a banquet can vary from 50 to 350 dollars. Please note that all festivities at the hotel start at 6 pm and end by midnight. After 24 hours, it is impossible to make noise on the territory of the hotel, so everyone goes for a walk in the city, since numerous clubs will work until dawn:

Do you want to organize your own leisure time on New Year's Eve? Then take care of booking a table in one of the restaurants. It is best to book a table in early December, otherwise there will simply be no free places left. In Pattaya, you can find restaurants with Russian, Thai, Uzbek, Armenian cuisines, as well as taverns serving only seafood.

You can spend an unusual holiday in Pattaya, you should pay attention to the following objects:

• The Pattaya Park Hotel has a restaurant with a telling name "Panorama". The three floors on which the restaurant is located rotate, offering stunning views of the city from the windows.
• The rooftop restaurant at the Mark Land Hotel, located on the 27th floor.
• The roof of the Hard Rock Hotel is a place that Russian-speaking tourists love so much. Songs, dances, free strong drinks and fun until the morning are guaranteed.
• A yacht or a boat on the high seas is a great place to spend a holiday. It is best to rent a boat in advance, its price depends on the size and capacity.
• Beach Road, where sun loungers turn into impromptu holiday tables bursting with snacks brought with them. At midnight, the disco begins, which lasts until dawn. Perhaps this is the most budgetary and most fun way to have fun!

New Year in Pattaya is always bright, eventful, memorable, so you will not regret if you find yourself here under the chiming clock.

New Year in Phuket

Phuket Island is the second most popular resort in Thailand; there are numerous entertainment venues for every taste. New Year in Phuket will definitely be unforgettable!

Where to go and what to see on New Year's Eve:

• Open-air parties on one of the resort's beaches, accompanied by DJ performances and disco until dawn.
• A themed party in one of Phuket's establishments: a fun night in Italian or French style, a German party or an Irish beer festival.
• Feast in Russian style. It is carried out by Russians - the owners of drinking establishments. You are waiting for the usual cuisine, familiar music and incendiary dances.
• Party with city tours, visits to all places of entertainment where the holiday is celebrated.
• Celebration at the hotel, where the program includes dinner and minimal entertainment until midnight.

New Year holidays in Thailand are a wonderful exotic fairy tale with festive discos, theme parties, treats and incendiary dances until the morning. Here you want to stop time and stay here forever!

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Winter in Thai resorts is the peak of the tourist season, when tourists come to lie on the sea coast, sunbathe, look at natural and historical sights. If tourists come in winter or autumn, then there is a chance to get to various festivals and holidays. Delight among foreign tourists is the celebration of the New Year - either European, or Thai, or Chinese. Each New Year is distinguished by colorful processions, fireworks, and national features. Visitors are invited to participate in the celebration of the New Year in hotels, local bars, and on the streets of settlements. Whatever New Year tourists choose, the holiday will give a lot of emotions and bright colorful moments.

The first in the Kingdom is the European New Year, which falls on the night of December 31 to January 1. To celebrate this event, a large number of tourists come to Thailand who want to celebrate the New Year in an exotic setting, surrounded by palm trees. No European New Year celebration is complete without a Christmas tree. Trees are installed in resort areas, hotels, bars and restaurants.

Then comes the turn to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the exact date of which is not known. Every year the holiday is celebrated at different times, from January 21 to February 21. The exact date is determined by the day that occurs on the first new moon after the solstice. Chinese New Year is directly dependent on the phases of the moon.

The Thai New Year is called Songkran. It is celebrated every year on April 13, when Thais meet the middle of spring. There is a version that the scientists of the Kingdom of Thailand, with the help of knowledge of astronomy, were able to calculate this date from the stars. The Thais love to tell the legend that the Thai God of fire made various tasks for the boy, lost a bet to him. After that, God had to cut off his head on his own, and the boy put it in a cave. This head is taken out on April 13 by the daughters of the God of Fire in a basket outside, they walk around the cave, and then they bring it back. Thais say that at this time the air temperature rises to +40. Such heat is not typical for Thailand, and it is observed only on New Year's Eve.

Whatever New Year tourists celebrate, they will remember the holiday for a long time. Thais know how to celebrate holidays brightly and unusually, which allows you to remember such an important day of the year for life.

European New Year and Christmas

The tradition of celebrating these two holidays, for which the inhabitants of Europe, the countries of South and North America appeared not so long ago. With the development of the tourism sector, these two holidays began to gradually penetrate into Thai culture. Therefore, about 70 years ago, popular resorts, and then throughout the Kingdom, began to celebrate Christmas (according to the Catholic rite) and the European New Year.

A large-scale celebration is observed throughout the country, but a special scale is observed in Thai resorts. Before Christmas, artificial Christmas trees are installed in shopping malls, shops and other crowded public places. Holidays are celebrated on the central squares and main streets.

Before December 25, fairs begin to work in Thailand, sales begin in shops and shopping centers, where you can buy everything you need. Tourists constantly visit the fairs to buy souvenirs, food, drinks, clothes and shoes at great discounts.

Christmas and New Year are celebrated mainly in Thailand by foreign tourists, who are joined by local residents. The largest concentration of foreigners is observed in the central squares of Bangkok and Pattaya, where large artificial fir trees are being installed. Various events and concerts are held here. There will be fewer people in Phuket, but this does not prevent both Thais and resort guests from celebrating the holiday on a grand scale. Among the features of celebrating the New Year in a European way and Christmas, it is worth noting:

• Live music is heard everywhere.
• Concerts and competitions are held on the streets.
• In the evenings, Christmas and New Year lights are lit everywhere.
• Fireworks are set off on New Year's Eve.
• On Christmas and New Year's Eve there is a rush in cafes, bars and restaurants.

New Year tours are very popular among couples who come to Thailand with children for the winter holidays. The program for celebrating the European New Year in the Kingdom includes:

• A visit to the hotel, where a festive banquet with a concert program is organized.
• Booking a table at one of the budget restaurants.
• Riding on a river tram on the river.

Only foreigners stay in public places after midnight, Thais go home, because they celebrate such holidays with family members. It is customary for them to give gifts, have dinner together, and go to the temple in the morning.

New Year at most resorts in Thailand takes place in excellent weather conditions. But on Koh Samui in December and January, it often rains heavily, tropical storms interfere with mass street festivities. Therefore, tourists choose such resorts as Krabi, Phuket and Pattaya to celebrate the New Year in a European way.

How Songkran is celebrated

For those who came to Thailand in April, there is a great opportunity to visit one of the most fun and colorful holidays - the Thai New Year. All residents of the country are given days off two days before the start of the holiday so that people can prepare for the celebration of Songkran. New Year holidays and events last until April 19-20.

A few days before the New Year, Thais visit temples, where monks conduct pre-holiday ceremonies, read prayers called khurals. On the eve of the holiday, it is customary to invite a lama to the house to perform a rite of purification from negativity and negative emotions. From time to time, local residents begin to take out small things, rags, food leftovers from the house, and take them out to the wasteland. On New Year's Day, Thais wear new clothes to welcome the holiday and bring positive energy into the home.

Food is brought to the temple to treat the monks, to thank them for their prayers. At home, local residents continue to pray, attracting success, health, happiness, prosperity. Buddha figurines, pre-washed with water, are placed around the rooms.

Thai water has magical properties. The population of Thailand believes that water can wash away all the negativity that has accumulated over the year. Before the holiday, barrels of water are installed on the streets of cities and small towns, which are the main attributes of the holiday. Barrels are needed so that passers-by can pour water on each other. Water is poured into any container that is at hand, into basins, water guns and buckets. It makes no sense to be offended by dousing. Firstly, this is a local tradition, and you should not offend the Thais. They favorably treat tourists, they are distinguished by hospitality to visitors. Secondly, you can always join those who pour water on passers-by. Thirdly, the tradition was born a long time ago, and breaking it means offending the people of Thailand.

Streams of water fall on passers-by at any moment, dousing continues until April 20. Dousing starts from the head, which allows you to douse the tourist completely from the first time. It is not recommended to travel around the cities on a moped, bicycle or motorcycle.

All equipment during New Year's festivities and celebrations should be hidden in covers that can protect against water and moisture. In addition to dousing, Thais smear each other with white clay, talcum powder, and tie bracelets on their hands. Such actions apply to foreign tourists as well.

Such procedures are designed to bring rain and speed up the transition from dry to wet season.

Tourists who came to the resorts in April may not worry about the weather. The middle of spring is the best time for swimming and celebrating the New Year, which allows you to see the sights, go on excursions, and participate in the celebration of the New Year.

Chinese New Year

In winter, Thailand celebrates the Chinese New Year, which lasts three days in the Kingdom. Thais decorate the streets with red lanterns, visit each other on New Year's Eve, give small gifts, joke and have fun.

As in China, New Year's festivities are accompanied by New Year's attributes such as lions, dragons and red paper lanterns.

Residents of cities dress in national costumes with bright colors, organize mass processions and carnivals. Similar events are held in every resort town. Thais hold a big dragon in their hands, and walking through the streets is accompanied by music, songs, firecrackers.

What do tourists need to know about the New Year holidays in Thailand?

Travelers who come to the Kingdom before the New Year and Christmas should take into account several important points:

• There is an increase in prices - for vouchers, for accommodation, for food, for excursions and entertainment.
• For tourists, entertainment shows, programs, concerts are organized everywhere. The most colorful and large-scale events are held in Pattaya and Bangkok.
• Do not avoid dousing with water if the arrival coincided with the celebration of the Thai New Year. Water fun is a symbol of good luck, happiness, and talc or white clay helps to create protection around a person. Women are not recommended to apply a lot of cosmetics on the face. It is not necessary for both women and men to wear smart clothes and shoes. Water will ruin the outfit anyway.
• Tourists can buy water pistols and take part in water fun. To recharge weapons, water supplies are used in barrels placed along the streets.

Traveling to Thailand in winter or spring, tourists can become participants in fun activities dedicated to the New Year. The traditions of celebrating differ from European ones, so foreign guests of Thai resorts will be able to join the new culture, have fun, and get unforgettable impressions from the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Thailand is one of the most popular resorts in the world today.

This amazing and unusual country attracts many tourists not only with its beautiful nature, warm and mild climatic conditions and unusually gentle sea.

Every year, Thailand opens its doors to tourists, the number of which is growing inexorably. This is because the marvelous customs and traditions of this amazing country are of great interest to them.

The country attracts special attention of travelers during the most long-awaited and beloved holiday - the New Year.

It is during this period that many discerning tourists awaken a special desire to escape from the annoying cold and chilling frost, from such a “banal” Olivier salad and, finally, plunge into the exotic world of Thais:

• soak up the rays of the gentle sun;
• splash in the warm ocean waters and make long swims;
• lie on the hot sand under spreading palm trees;
• admire the wonderful views of extraordinary flora and fauna;
• to taste original masterpieces of national cuisine.

Prices for tours and vouchers usually fall at this time, and tickets become cheap.

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How is New Year celebrated in Thailand?

The Thai people are a special people and they celebrate the New Year in a special way.

They meet him three times.

Although the Thais celebrate the traditional New Year in the same way as other European nations - in their families, for them this holiday is more likely not a family holiday, but a public one.

They are preparing for the traditional New Year celebration with all responsibility and thoroughness.

The main difference between their celebrations is as follows:

• a few days before the new year all residents go to a Buddhist temple, where special New Year's prayers are read. Monks read them, and prayers even have a name - khurals;
• along with prayers Birds and fish are released into the wild.

And the rest of them everything goes in exactly the same way as other peoples:

• decoration of residential buildings with sparkling garlands and colorful balls;
• giving gifts to relatives and friends;
• preparation of a festive fragrant dinner;
• organizing and holding New Year's shows and events.

Exactly at 12 o'clock at night, Thais, sitting at a round family table, congratulate each other on the New Year, and after the celebration, all the people go to the temple.

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Thais are loving people, very hospitable, so they try to treat every tourist as well and with great respect as possible.

Each tourist for them is a respected guest and to meet him with a rainbow and good-natured smile is their primary task.

Another distinctive feature of the Thai people is:

• politeness;
• smiling;
• veneration of centuries-old customs.

For every resident of Thailand, every day is special. This is a people who will rejoice at every morning that comes, no matter how hard it is for them, and to observe all traditions, customs and rituals is, as they believe, their sacred duty.

Any holiday for them is:

• time for fun;
• the opportunity to give each other radiant smiles and good mood;
• a chance to fill yourself with joy and a lot of positive emotions.

When is New Year celebrated in Thailand?

As mentioned above, Thais, unlike other countries, celebrate the New Year three times:

1. Traditional New Year, which is celebrated on the night of December 31 to January 1. The weather for a Russian tourist will be unusually hot for this time of year - an average of +30
2. Chinese New Year- a holiday that can be celebrated by local residents every year at completely different times. This day can fall on any date in January or February.
3. - the traditional national New Year for the people of Thailand. It is celebrated on April 13th.

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In Thailand, the Chinese New Year is celebrated annually, but the date of the celebration is not fixed, and this, first of all, depends on the phase of the moon.

Before this holiday comes, it is customary for Thais to decorate all houses and streets with red lanterns, which are made of paper.

In the midst of the holiday, namely on New Year's Eve, you can see figures of snakes, dragons or lions along the streets of Bangkok in the Chinatown area.

A huge fairy-tale dragon of bright red color stretches all over the street. It is carried by people dressed in a wide variety of bright, sharply conspicuous costumes.

The delight is added by the fact that all this is accompanied by loud music, fireworks and explosions of firecrackers.

And for the Thais, this is not just a procession with fairy-tale characters, from which it is simply impossible to take your eyes off.

With the help of such events, local residents drive away evil spirits, and according to Chinese mythology, the dragon is good luck, and the lion symbolizes courage and nobility.

However, the celebration of the Chinese New Year does not end there.

Three days after that, people continue to celebrate this holiday. They visit each other, give gifts, which it is a bad omen to refuse.

You can watch this action in Pattaya - a kind of entertainment capital of Thailand.

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Thai New Year

Before the celebration, Thais without fail:

• carry out general cleaning in your house;
• throw out of the house everything that they do not use and that has accumulated unnecessary for the whole year;
• prepare the most delicious holiday dishes.

It is customary for Thais to go to the temple on this day and make donations, and these are:

• cooked meals;
• fruits and vegetables;
• new robe.

It is on this day that people:

• pray earnestly;
• conduct multiple religious ceremonies;
• They ask the Almighty to give them health, happiness and prosperity.

Among the common customs of the Thai people during the celebration of the Thai New Year are:

• pouring water on each other in the streets;
• talcum coating.

Thais, pouring water on each other, thereby wish happiness, good luck and great prosperity in the coming year. And they are coated with talc in order to protect themselves from dark negative forces.

Thai New Year- a very unique and unusual holiday. Anyone who sees its celebration at least once with their own eyes will never forget this beautiful sight.

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Tourists who come to this country with its extraordinary inhabitants can look forward to the following:

• comfortable service;
• impeccable attitude of the locals;
• benevolence and respect for oneself;
• unforgettable days in the spent paradise.

There are so many countries in Southeast Asia that are equally worthy of attention, but Thailand is the country that, according to statistics, ranks first in terms of attendance.

It is known that many tourists prefer to go to Thailand for the summer or New Year holidays due to the respectful attitude of locals towards visitors.

The luxurious beaches of Pattong, Phuket or Koh Samui are not the only things this magical country can be proud of.

Incredible delight cause:

• Buddhist monasteries and temples;
• palaces and pagodas of majestic beauty;
• unforgettable evening performances and entertainment shows;
• notorious wellness Thai massage;
• martial arts school.

Impressions for a lifetime leave:

• elephant riding;
• floating markets;
• majestic beauty of the islands of the Andaman Sea.

As for the excursions that Thailand has to offer, here you can see and visit places that can leave only the most indelible impressions and a lot of positive emotions in your soul.

Crocodile farm

Such as:

1. Crocodile or snake farm, where there is an excellent opportunity to watch a skilled trainer, cutely lulling their snakes;
2. Monkey Island or Elephant Village. With a strong desire, you can even try yourself as an elephant rider.
3. National parks and zoos, where you can get great pleasure from just looking at exotic plants, numerous magnificent gardens. Walking through these attractive places, you can inadvertently see parrots of various colors flying overhead, and butterflies fluttering nearby cause tenderness and a smile.
4. Bays and coves. One of the most famous bays is Phang Nga Bay.

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New Year's Eve - in a restaurant or on the beach?

Thailand is a country that can offer even the most demanding tourist to experience something that, in any case, will leave only positive impressions and reviews.

One of the advantages of the Thai people is their national cuisine.

You can taste it by visiting bars, cafes or restaurants located in Thailand.

Having visited such entertainment establishments, you can:

• to enjoy delicious dishes;
• enjoy the excellent atmosphere present here;
• listen or even dance to incendiary and invigorating music.

A visit to any institution guarantees good spirits and good mood.

New Year holidays can also be well spent on Thai beaches, where there are also entertainment facilities, including nightly discos with entertainment programs and fire shows.