Songkran

For those who are interested, a reminder that Songkran is not just a Thai festival, or a SE Asian festival, or even a Buddhist festival. Its origins lie in Hinduism (not forgetting that Angkor was originally a Hindu kingkom and the Khmers formerly Hindus). The Thai king has always maintained at least one Hindu priest in residence to perform Hindu rites on appropriate occasions.

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[Surfcrest]

It's also Vaisakhi on April 14th the festival marks the start of the New Year in the Nanakshahi solar calendar and recognizes the Sikh religious faith.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but as another New Year's festival...I'm thinking the origins of Songkran are more Pagan and Agricultural in origin.

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While my blog is on hiatus for the next week while I shop for a new computer, etc., etc., etc., I thought it still imperative to keep yтАЩall updated on this yearтАЩs Songkran news . . .

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[roguebear]

Well the wait for the funnies was a little long, but you more than made up for it with this posting. Glad to hear your only woes are a computer. Hope to see you back home soon.