WET & WILD IN THAILAND!
Mystela
AND THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE!
Whether you're a golden Buddha, or a stout Batman,
riding two or three on a bike, or as many as you can,
going north or south, you might travel a mile,
to be ambushed by monks, while policemen smile!
There's no escape by cab, with a roof or without,
young men are waiting and young women no doubt,
playful boys full of life, sweet girls without strife,
your husband is fair game & so is your wife!
Good luck elephants are searching for someone to stalk and the babies are waiting to bless you with chalk,
as you dance in the light of a sun drenched ray, Suk San Wan Songkran! Happy Songkran Day!
Thailand Breaks Guinness World Record for Water Pistol Fight 2011
Dance Campaign by Thailand Policewomen to Reduce Accidents During Songkran
For those of us who can't be there, everything that you should know about Thailand's beautiful spiritual & family traditions, kept during their extended New Year's celebrations, so that you can plan for next year!
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The traditional act of throwing water during Songkran is a cleansing ritual to promote good luck in the upcoming year. Wearing chalk on the face is also part of the Thailand Water Festival ritual as it depicts the use of chalk by monks for blessings. Source
Whether you're a golden Buddha, or a stout Batman,
riding two or three on a bike, or as many as you can,
going north or south, you might travel a mile,
to be ambushed by monks, while policemen smile!
There's no escape by cab, with a roof or without,
young men are waiting and young women no doubt,
playful boys full of life, sweet girls without strife,
your husband is fair game & so is your wife!
Good luck elephants are searching for someone to stalk
and the babies are waiting to bless you with chalk,
as you dance in the light of a sun drenched ray,
Suk San Wan Songkran! Happy Songkran Day!
tl;dr
eThailand! Always wild & ready for a fun-filled fight! >
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And it is every day like this : P
Even if it's just in spirit, it still counts! /throws big bucket of warm water on mrle 😃
\o/
/squirts steVVEGl in the stomach
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thailand is indeed a great cultural nation.
/puts chalk on citizenneel's cheek
😃 Showering day \o/
/turns hose on 010101010
Great pics : )
/squirts soonchica on the cheek
; )
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/blasts Anthony Tony Soprano's feet with with Super Soaker so he can't move
This is awesome Mys ; )
/puts chalk on Borislav's neck
And it's good a good opportunity for most of Thai people to go back to their hometowns to meet family and elders.
5 consecutive days are considered as long holidays in Thailand since we have only 12/14 days per year.
So Songcran holidays are a good way to enjoy throwing water and chalk to recover body and forget life in city.
And since this is the hottest period of time, water game are welcome.
สุขสันต์วันสงกรา
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And one more time a great article from Mystela. Thks
Thank you krungthep! Suk San Wan Songkran!
I thought that the first video really captured the joy & youthful spirit of Songkran & I really liked the safety campaign dance by the policewomen. I love the guy at the end who chases them. : D
The whole thing makes me want to get to Thailand!! _/\_
/gently puts chalk on krungthep's neck
Water Pistol Fight \o/
/squirts Cyber with Super Soaker! \o/
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exelente o7
/squirts Tezej gently on his head
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/puts chalk on Grandpa's cheeks
Thank you for all of the comments! \o/
I like the idea 'moving' waterfalls.I guess we're all culture vultures o7
It was a lot of fun writing this article. lots of great pictures & videos.
/squirts Zlatiborac on the shoulders
Bolje da ne znate sta sam prvo pomislio kad sam video naslov xD
aligatori su wet, a bogami i wild. na njih si mislio? ili na nilske konje?
lol
/throws big, big bucket of cold water on Dzoni 😘*
Ye ye I'm awake now (:
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/gently pours a little water on dete's shoulder & puts chalk on his cheeks
Lol, Thai are crazy : ) o7
We really should make an eR party there (sponsored by admins, of course, they can drive us with their personal jets or yachts, we know they all have them by now...)
Exactly!! /squirts Hostilian from behind
nice : )))
/pours small bucket of warm water on NaTakoTeJaNaKitu's back
Wha.. Looks fuuuun !! \o/
/fills bucket with water & hand with chalk to double duty Scimitarlnd
The second picture on the eighth row, I think it is Filipino.
I always try to be careful when choosing pictures for articles. So I double checked & while that picture was taken by a Pinoy photographer, it was at a Songkran fest in Thailand.
The attribution is here: http://prntscr.com/10fgxl
And that was taken from an article published by TechPinas : The Philippine Technology Blog here: http://www.techpinas.com/2012/01/its-more-fun-in-philippines-is-amazing.html
But I really appreciate your comment, because I want my articles to be accurate & in this case, I would have changed it had you been right.
/soaks Boy Pick Up for making me do extra work!!
/me soaked, preparing big bucket to Mystela!
awesome 😃
/turns Super Soaker on SerbianForce's legs
Thank you for all the comments & all of the support. \o/
/splashes all of you with clean water & re-chalks your faces! 😛😛
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