Songkran
songkran watersplashing festival celebration traditional new year buddhist calendar widely celebrated across south southeast asia bangladesh cambodia lao myanmar sri lanka thailand part northeast india part vietnam xishuangbanna china begin april year thai songkran songkrant outdated form contractive form sangkran sim kranti loanword sanskrit saṅkrānti specifically meṣha saṅkrānti pali saṅkhāra original meaning saṅkrānti marked sun transit constellation aries first astrological sign zodiac reckoned sidereal astrology related equivalent hindu calendarbased new year festival part south asia collectively referred mesha sankranti oxford english dictionary defines songkran festival thai new year characterized various observance involving pouring splashing water –present term also entered language french la fête du songkran dutch sonkraen japanese ソンクラーン chinese 宋干节 korean 송끄란 word songkran written different ethnic group language culture following da gyan thingyan myanmar gin sip sèe tai tai dam tai tac sơn la province vietnam maha sangkran moha sangkran khmer mahasang krane khmer french translated pali french léon faraut son félix gaspard faraut french engineer worked plan saigon colonial accompanied louis delaporte exploration angkor poeng songkran poeng sakran poeng sangkran ပုၚ် သၚ်ကြာန် thairamanna mon community nonthaburi province thailand poy sangkhan tai khuen poy son nam poy sad nam sangkhan pee mai tai lue people xishuangbanna poy sang khan poy sang jan tai nuea language taidehong sangkhan boon pee mai pi mai lao derived pali sangxaan tai lue people songkān pōshuǐjié 泼水节 潑水節 zhuang dai yunnan songkaan southwestern tai phu thai central lao sangkran mon lannathai thairamanna khmer tai people northeast india sangkyan people upper burmese people sangken found archive kamarupa anusandhan samiti assam research society recorded oldest research institution northeast india mention tai new year’s festival water spraying festival tai people northeast india songkrant tai xadasite songkrant siam basu siamese astronomical system recorded sir john bowring waanaahtah mon songkran written sankranti found many khmer inscription namely location stone inscription phimeanakas k dated ce found siem reap province cambodia stone inscription prasat hin pimai nm k ce phimai historical park nakhon ratchasima province written sankranti read translated prof cham thongkhamsuwan stone inscription wat sa kamphaeng yai sk k ce sisaket province written vishuva sankranti read translated amphai khamtho fine art department thailand stone inscription prasat phanom wan nm k ce nakhon ratchasima province written sankranti marked beginning new year read translated thongsub subhamark stone inscription wat phra choeng chum sn k ce sakon nakhon province written kranti meaning songkran read translated assoc prof dr santi pakdekham phd songkran cambodia written maha sankran étienne aymonier maha sankrant sankrant adhémard leclère marked beginning cambodia new year found cambodian almanac calendar – étienne aymonier also distinguished difference term maha sankran cambodia refers small official calendar must appear new year siam thailand refers beginning new year siamese called sankranta pronounced songkran songkran sanskrit form written vishuva sankranti khom script epigraph marked beginning new year odisha calendar referred sun midday equally orbited day night found thailand location royal chronicle krung sri ayutthaya edition luang prasoet aksorn niti written reign king narai great mentioned word songkran event king naresuan great ayutthaya kingdom marched troop taungoo nirat sok poetic work composed prince thammathibet chaiyachet suriyawong – son king borommakot ayutthaya kingdom poem said royal ceremony marching field mentioned word songkran month aries according surya siddhanta inscription maha songkran wat pho thailand erected reign king rama iii written songkran word songkran found thai archaeological evidence also recorded foreigner ever lived thailand meaning especially marked beginning songkran festival holiday watersplashing siamese new year observance different meaning sanskrit word saṅkrānti found contemporary archive de beschryving van japan history japan recorded engelbert kaempfer sailed reached siam reign king phetracha ayutthaya kingdom engelbert kaempfer handwrote siamese new year observance sonkraen oldth century dutch grammatica linguæ thai version j bapt pallegoix written jeanbaptiste pallegoix living siam reign king rama iii word songkran thai english sappa pachana pasa thai thai สัพะ พะจะนะ พาสา ไท thailatingermanenglish quadrilingual dictionary written reign king mongkut jeanbaptiste pallegoix said word songkran four language spelled english songkran meaning latin ad alium locum pergere angelus qui praesidere anno french aller dans un autre endroit ange qui préside à lannée english go another place angel preside year well written contemporary archive description du royaume thai ou siam jeanbaptiste pallegoix bangkok calendar written dan beach bradley american protestant missionary siam american missionary association ama reign king mongkut journey round world year john henry gray archdeacon hong kong reign king chulalongkorn siam repository written samuel j smith baptist missionary siam office bangkok pearl asia reminiscence court supreme monarch written jacob child said songkran holiday observance thailand siam handbook practical commercial political information written walter armstrong graham adviser thai government state kelantan also found thai contemporary archive khun chang khun phaen thai epic poem originated around reign king naresuan written songkran described siamese tradition observance wat pa lelai worawihan built ce suphan buri province eg making merit sand parade procession temple forming pile sand sand stupa temple offering food monk concise royal chronicle ayutthaya kingdom royal forming pile sand reign king borommakot written maha songkran description traditioninherited past generation king ayutthaya forming pile sand sand stupa royal ornament offering food monk sand parade procession musical fanfare rattana gosa newsletter issue chula sakarat ad reign king chulalongkorn written songkran cambodian new year cambodia lao new year lao sinhalese new year sri lanka songkran thailand thingyan myanmar sangken arunachal pradesh part assam india watersplashing festival xishuangbanna china part northern vietnam songkran celebration held many part country one notable celebration wat pa buddharangsee buddhist temple sydney suburb leumeah new south wale festival attracts thousand visitor year involves water fight daily prayer dance performance food stall serve food thai bangladesh cht burmese cambodian laotian sri lankan malaysian origin celebration attended people similarly suburb mahamakut buddhist foundation organizes songkran celebration featuring chanting blessing short sermon fund raising food fete southeast asian traditional dance large scale thai new year songkran celebration held thai town sydney popular tourist suburb haymarket new south wale melbourne sinhalese sri lankan new year festival held annually dandenong victoria attracted people claim largest sinhalese new year festival melbourne queen victoria market held twoday songkran event celebrating thai new year early april songkran celebration celebrating thai cambodian lao burmese sri lankan new year festival well known popular among resident sydney suburb cabramatta new south wale home large population cambodian laotian thai temple organisation hold celebration across suburb including large lao new year celebration neighbouring suburb bonnyrigg organised partnership fairfield city council melbourne suburb footscray victoria lunar new year celebration initially focusing vietnamese new year expanded celebration songkran celebration thai cambodian laotian asian australian community chinese celebrate new year either januaryfebruary april taronga zoo sydney new south wale celebrated thai new year april asian elephant traditional thai dancer songkran celebration often occur city host large sri lankan thai burmese laotian cambodian population uw khmer student association host new year celebration university washington seattle white center cambodian new year street festival held golden house bakery deli seattle los angeles buddhist vihara pasadena california celebrates songkran festival focus sri lankan new year brahma vihara azusa california also hold celebration burmese new year focus international lao new year festival held annually san francisco celebrates lao new year acknowledgment asian community thai cambodian burmese sri lankan dai people southern china also celebrate festival february freer sackler gallery washington dc held lunar new year event celebrating year sheep also celebrated lunar new year occurs midapril many asian country included activity information food china korea mongolia sri lanka asian country celebrated either two new year celebration similarly wing seattle held lunar new year celebration centered around east asian lunar new year however also focused new year custom lao part new year year round exhibit april legislative assembly new york state adopted legislative bill commemorating asian american community celebration songkran april important cultural event state assembly resolution songkran thailand famous festival water festival mark beginning traditional thai new year south southeast asian new year list buddhist festival mesha sankranti term used refer related hindu calendarbased new year festival april water festival tradition practiced certain songkran celebration thai calendar