Chiang
Rai
Chiang Mai Ayutthaya
Bangkok
Pattaya
Cha-Am
Hua Hin
Samui Island
Phuket
Krabi
Phi Phi Island
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The
traditional Thai New Year is celebrated city-wide, most notably at Sanam
Luang, fronting the Grand Palace, where the revered Phra Buddha Sihing image
is displayed and bathed by devotees, and at Wisutkasat, where a Miss Songkran
beauty contest is accompanied by merit-making, paying respect to elders
and numerous forms of entertainment, including high-spirited water throwing. |