Songkran, the Thai New Year, is welcomed with water. Four frames from Si Lom Road, one of Bangkok's busiest party streets.
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Songkran marks the Thai New Year in mid-April, the hottest time of the year. A gentle custom of pouring water over hands for good luck has grown into a nationwide water fight.
In Bangkok, Si Lom Road closes to traffic and fills with water guns and buckets until late at night. In 2025 the fun began a day early, on Saturday 12 April.
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