First, the local ladies do a dance.
The local fellows play the music (drums and pipes).
The kids light votive candles.
Then they visit the soldier statue and pour water on the statue.
Then they visit the spirit house and pour water on the spirit house.
Then they visit the old people and pour water on the old people.
Then the old people tie blessed temple string around everyone's wrists.
Then everybody sings karoake...
and dances.
And yes... the kids go out and throw water around...
and cover each other with baby-powder mud.
And that is how Songkran is really practiced.
4 comments:
Jil (with one L)
What a cool post, it reminds me of when I went up country. It was awesome.
Do you have any big plans for the end of this month?
-Fky
Nope... no plans that go beyond going out for drinks in my spare time and all of my other usual activities.
ok, see you relativly soon.
I really like this post, I like the up-country shit.
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