Girl of Thailand: Chiang Mai Songkran Festival 2009

Planning your vacation for a coming summer? Why not heading to the north of Thailand for Songkran festival in Chiang Mai?

Songkran or water festival considered as traditional New Year celebration of Thailand, has long been a tremendous Thai tradition for generations and is world-famous for its grand water splashing festival.

Every year and across the country, Songkran will be held around the middle of April and regarding as a time for laughter and entertainment, for making merit and religious ceremonies, for families and friends, and the exceptional water fight.

Chiang Mai is one of the most outstanding and charming places in Thailand to participate in Songkran since the design of the city is very perfect. You will find the reason once getting a chance to be at the center of Chiang Mai city, the moat area, where the streets become a water-fighting venue and full of people.

Therefore, deciding to go for Songkran in Chiang Mai means you have promised yourself to get drenched from head to toe. The streets, especially around the moat, turn into a jammed whirl of water throwing and every street corner is possessed by a bunch of kids waiting to get you down with a large bucket and spray pumps. Getting on motorbike or Tuk-tuk will only be a trap for you to get soaked. So, the only remedy is joining the fun and getting your own water fight tools...