Songkran runs 13 April to 15 April 2027. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year, best known for its public water fights that stand for ritual cleansing. Mornings begin with offering food to monks, and the season has its own cooling and sweet dishes.

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Also known as Thai New Year, Thai Water Festival, Pi Mai, Thingyan.

What people eat for Songkran

Kalamae

Mon communities

A sticky toffee made from sticky rice flour, palm sugar and coconut milk. Mon villagers cook it together in large iron pans in the days before Songkran, to offer to the monks or the elderly in the family.

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Khao niao daeng (red sticky rice)

Mon communities

Red sticky rice that some Mon communities prepare for merit making and eat during the festival.

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Sweetened drinks for the monks

Koh Kret, Nonthaburi

On Koh Kret in Nonthaburi, locals pack sweetened drinks into small bottles and parade them to the temple to offer the monks refreshment.

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Songkran dates

YearWhen
202713 April to 15 April 2027
202813 April to 15 April 2028
202913 April to 15 April 2029
203013 April to 15 April 2030

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