Songkran water throwing

[Nik23]

Do we know if the water throwing will be for the whole duration of the event ( 10 days ) ?

[JimTripper]

Nah, several main days in popular areas then it tapers off. Not that big a deal.

[flyingtlger]

There will be some hard core hold overs, mostly little kids but watch your back.....

[Irish star]

13 hours ago, Nik23 said:

Do we know if the water throwing will be for the whole duration of the event ( 10 days ) ?

Of course as usual <deleted>eshow for two weeks in Patts 

[Irish star]

12 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

There will be some hard core hold overs, mostly little kids but watch your back.....

Stupid farangs mainly 

[thecyclist]

Depends on where you are.

Best is the deep south, only one day. Bangkok only 3 days. Isan for a week. Pattaya forever. 

A trip to Cambodia to escape this BS, maybe. 

[Lopburikid]

16 hours ago, Nik23 said:

Do we know if the water throwing will be for the whole duration of the event ( 10 days ) ?

By tradition it is usually the last day. But like all traditions it gets extended.   A bit like guy Fawkes Night, firs and fireworks days before the %th.

[Jiggo]

2 hours ago, thecyclist said:

Depends on where you are.

Best is the deep south, only one day. Bangkok only 3 days. Isan for a week. Pattaya forever. 

A trip to Cambodia to escape this BS, maybe. 

Bang Saray just the 20th.

[BritManToo]

19 hours ago, Nik23 said:

Do we know if the water throwing will be for the whole duration of the event ( 10 days ) ?

Girls in the loy krow area sre preparing themselves for 10 days of water chucking.

[kingstonkid]

On 3/29/2024 at 11:39 PM, Nik23 said:

Do we know if the water throwing will be for the whole duration of the event ( 10 days ) ?

 

Usually, it is one day however with the tourists expect it to be Saturday and Sunday.

 

In Patts, for some reason they have added 19 April

 

Friday mat be a wild card depending on where you are IE silom Beach Road walking street Khosan

[still kicking]

So, will I get wet? I arrive on the 9th but will leave on the 17th.

[it is what it is]

depends where you are, in bangkok three days, but quiet start and finish usually. never been to pattaya but hear it's longer there.

 

but i don't care because i'll be in another country 😁

[Dante99]

12 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Girls in the loy krow area sre preparing themselves for 10 days of water chucking.

What do they do to prepare themselves?

[BritManToo]

6 minutes ago, Dante99 said:

What do they do to prepare themselves?

Make an all day snack buffet for all day bar opening.

x10

[Mickeem]

Usually in CM city on the 12th the water throwing starts around the moat area .. Bangkok tourists and westerners .. then 13th 14th and 15th the full on Songkran daily till dusk 

 

In the sticks if you ride a bike you will get water thrown at you by kids  2-3 days earlier

 

 

[brianthainess]

12 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Girls in the loy krow area sre preparing themselves for 10 days of water chucking.

So are they all ready wet, or just a little moist?  

[Bill97]

14 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

So are they all ready wet, or just a little moist?  

How sick are you really?

[Lacessit]

I just stay out of the way, as I don't know if the water is out of some disease-ridden klong, or has chunks of ice in it.

[brianthainess]

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

So, will I get wet? I arrive on the 9th but will leave on the 17th.

Just buy a 20b plastic cape from 7/11

[Tropicalevo]

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

So, will I get wet? I arrive on the 9th but will leave on the 17th.

Yes - pretty much guaranteed if you go out where there are people. Especially kids.

Just put your phone and money in a plastic bag.

Then smile and say thank you when you are 'blessed'.

[ChaiyaTH]

Chiang Mai governor already explained that 'Songkran' is seen as a event by government to promote Thailand, hence it was said to last a few weeks now. This is not for water playing but events in general aka another Bangkok failure idea.

 

The actual and official holiday however is not changed at all, the same goes for water playing which will be 13, 14 and 15 only. Gonna be hiding all 3 days to be honest, the pollution fked me enough this year to never want to experience that again too.

 

Not really interested in people throwing dirty water on me, to get rid of their aggression fueled by alcohol, to then get sick after.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Bill97 said:

How sick are you really?

Quite sick but I do have a sense of Humor. Are you German?

[JimTripper]

 

9 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Chip on shoulder, much? Likely your own sad brethren too, and if you're a Brit shame on you 😛.

 

These threads are always the same... typically boring boomers whining about a fun loving, cultured festival that they will never understand or be a part of, but mostly because they might get wet. Gawd! If I ever get into such a miserable state, I would sooner jump in a river. If you're that put out and closed shop, either stay in your room or get back off home.

 

Info wise; main centres where tourists are a thing (like CM), it will be multiple days. Having lived there, it was traditionally a week before and a week after before it dried up. Normal places (like deep South) will just be Sat 13th during the day.

You are missing something here. It's not traditionally a water fight. The traditional way is to pour a bowl of water gently down the back. Nobody is drunk or tossing water.

[Bill97]

7 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Are you German?

Oh lord no, I am Moroccan 

[CharlieH]

Reported Troll post and responses to it, removed.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Bill97 said:

Oh lord no, I am Moroccan 

So you don't drink alcohol or eat pork.  

[Bill97]

4 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

So you don't drink alcohol or eat pork.  

I said I was Moroccan not Muslim.

[foreverlomsak]

1 hour ago, JimTripper said:

The traditional way is to pour a bowl of water gently down the back.

Not as far as I know.

I am informed that the real traditional way is to trickle water over the hands and feet of the elders of the family or village to show respect for them, some also hand out "gifts" like blankets, etc, (have actually seen this in action a number of years ago in my village, in fact on my sister-in-laws driveway), after the elders have gone then party begins, alcohol, music and water throwing.