Thai New Year (Songkran) celebrations
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Songkran
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Thailand
|
| gptkbp:customs |
alms giving
folk parades community feasts visiting relatives street parties offering food to monks temple fairs paying homage to ancestors blessing ceremonies beauty pageants releasing birds and fish Rod Nam Dum Hua (pouring water on elders' hands) dressing in traditional Thai clothing offering sand to temples public water fights sprinkling scented water |
| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:April_15
April 13 April 14 |
| gptkbp:duration |
3 days
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thai New Year (Songkran) celebrations
|
| gptkbp:mainActivity |
family gatherings
cleaning homes making merit visiting temples water splashing paying respect to elders pouring water on Buddha statues sand pagoda building |
| gptkbp:origin |
ancient Hindu solar calendar
|
| gptkbp:publicHolidayIn |
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Thailand |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:significance |
marks the traditional Thai New Year
|
| gptkbp:similarTo |
gptkb:Lao_New_Year
gptkb:Cambodian_New_Year gptkb:Burmese_New_Year |
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:water
jasmine flowers sand pagodas |
| gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
No
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wat_Thai_Temple
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|