Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival.  Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
Gulls At Tuckenhay
Devon, England 2009
Gull At Tuckenhay
Devon, England 2009
Near Thapae Gate, Monday Aprill 13th
Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival.  Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival.  Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
Riding the gauntlet at Thapae Gate, Saturday Aprill 11th
Riding the gauntlet at Thapae Gate, Saturday Aprill 11th
Riding the gauntlet at Thapae Gate, Saturday Aprill 11th
Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival. Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival.  Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
Thai's celebrate their New Year with the Songkran festival. Originally, this involved sprinkling a small amount of water on ones elders as a token of respect but these days you're more likely to be confronted with buckets and a collection of high powered water guns as everyone joins in up to five days of soaking fun.
See photo in original gallery.