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(Wan Pen Duan Sipsong)

On the twelfth full moon

(Nam Koh Nong Tem Taling)

As the water fills to the banks

(Rao Tang ai Shai !ing)

We" all men an# women" ol# an# $oung

(Sanuk %an &ing Wan o$ Krathong)

All are happ$ on o$ Krathong Da$

(x2)

(o$ o$ Krathong)

'loat $our Krathongs

(o$ Krathong %an aew)

After we float the Krathongs

!

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(Koh Shern Nong Kaew Ook a Ramwong)

et us all #ane together

(x2)

(Ramwong Wan o$ Krathong)

et*s elebrate o$ Krathong Da$

"!" (x2)

(+oon &a Song ,ai Rao Suk &ai)

aking merit shall make us prosper

ap- (See abo.e)

'lag- (See o.er page)

/apital- +angkok

Offiial anguage- Thai

oation- Southeast Asia

%o.ernment- 0) 1nitar$ Parliamentar$ Demora$

2) /onstitutional onarh$

/urrent King- , +humibol A#ul$a#e3

/urrent 4ueen- , Sirikit Kiti$akara

Anthem- Phleng /hat Thai

Area- 506"027 km2

Population- Appro89 :7 million people

ain ,oli#a$s- Songkran 'esti.al" o$ Krathong Da$ et9

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The Songkran 'esti.al (;Wan Songkran) is the most wi#el$

known water festi.al in Thailan#" as it*s when the wil#est elebration of

the $ear takes plae9 The Songkran 'esti.al is hel# on April 06thto April

05th" an# was suppose#l$ a New !ear*s elebration aor#ing to the

anient alen#ar most of Southeast Asia use# before the %regorian

alen#ar9 The tra#itional ritual of Songkran is the pouring of water from

the sare# sil.er bowl9 The el#ers perform it to the $oung first" an# .ie

.ersa9 The belief of this at was that the water from a sare# bowl woul#leanse $ou for a fresh beginning of the New !ear9 for the New !ear9 ost of the tra#itional Songkran rituals

are #eri.e# from the +u##hist ulture" the national religion of Thailan#9

+ut nowa#a$s" the tra#itional rituals aren*t followe# as ommonl$ as

before9

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o$ Krathong ( ;Wan o$ Krathong) is one of the most

famous festi.als in Thailan#" elebrate# in a .ariet$ of wa$s #epen#ing

on whih part of Thailan# $ou are in9

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A traditional KrathongThe Yi Peng Ritual

A traditional Songkran

A modern Songkran