Sawadee Pee Mai! Happy Thai New Year. Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year celebrations, take place during April 13 - 15. The year 2007 is 2550 in the Suriyakati calendar, which is the official calendar of Thailand. The dates are all the same, but you add 543 to the year.
Across the country, it's a time for laughter and entertainment ... for religious ceremonies and merit-making ... for families and friends.
And of course for splashing water -- lots of it!
This was day one of the festivities in Bangkok. Great fun :-)