water festival
Splashing holiday event
A water festival is a celebration centered on water, typically involving splashing, spraying, or throwing water on participants.
The most famous is Songkran in Thailand, where streets become massive water fights during the traditional New Year.
Similar festivals occur across Southeast Asia, often marking the start of a new year or the coming of monsoon rains.
The whole city shuts down for the water festival.
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
- pouringFlowing in volume
- soakSaturate with liquid
- cool offReduce in temperature or intensity
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
purification · spray · rebirth · merit-making · renewal · blessing · good fortune · Buddhism · temple visit · Thailand · Cambodia · Myanmar · New Year · ritual · hose · Southeast Asia · buckets · bathing
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- CambodiaCambodia, Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat, Angkor, Khmer Rouge
- MyanmarMyanmar, Burmese, Mandalay, Theravada Buddhism, pagodas
- Myanmar Festivals
- Buddhist EventsVesak, puja, ordination ceremony
- LaosVientiane, sticky rice, Mekong River, landlocked, almsgiving
elemental medium
water festivalfire ceremony
Ritual centered on flames
Beltane · Burning Man · Diwali · lantern festival · Holi