Mekong Region Festivals

Songkran Festival

Every year on the 13th in April, an important festive season called Songkran or Splashing Water Festival
ignites in many places throughout the world.

Streets are filled with fun goers, weaponized with water guns, buckets, water hoses and even cannons, trucks loaded with ice-cold water, unleashing water along the way upon each other. In addition to water fights, there will be daily prayers, dance performances for the deity and food stalls with variety of Street Foods to serve the crowds. Some streets closed down for street activities, including Water Fights, dance performance, Miss-Songkran Contest and Parades. Read more…

Loy Krathong

Date of Loy Krathong Festival changes based on the traditional Thai lunar calendar. Which is in the evening of the full moon of the 12th month, usually in the month of November.

Loy Krathong in Thai literally means “to float ritual lamp”, is a Thai festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and in nearby countries with significant South Western China Tai cultures including Laos, Shan, Mon, Tanintharyi and Xishuangbanna.

It is called “Tazaungdaing festival” in Myanmar, “Il Full Moon Poya” in Sri Lanka, “Bon Om Touk” in Cambodia
and it is known as “Lantern Festival” in China. In Northern Peninsular Malaysia of Kelantan, especially in Tumpat area. The ministry of tourism in Malaysia recognizes it as a tourist attraction. Read more…