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An occasion for family
reunions and temple visits,
Songkran begins with the
“Rot Nam Dam Hua”
ritual which is officially
called the National Elderly
Day. This ritual involves
young people pouring
fragrant water into the
elders’ palms as a sign of
humility and to ask for
their blessings.
Another important ritual during this water festival is bathing
the Buddha Images, where worshippers pour fragrant water over
Buddha statues at the temples and at homes. People in Sakon
Nakhon also splash water at each other to symbolically wash
off all misfortunes.
