Thai Songkran Festival in America

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Children play in the water at the Songkran and Thai Food Festival held at Wat Buddharangs in Homestead, Fla. Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Songkran Festival is the traditional Thai New Year, and is celebrated with a religious ceremony and public festivities. People enjoy splashing water on each other as they believe that water will wash away bad luck, and splashing water over friends or anyone will give them a New Year blessing. When the young pour scented water on their elder’s hands, the elders, in return, wish them good health, happiness and prosperity. <AP/Newsis>

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