Songkran - Water Festival of Thailand 

Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. During this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

Songkran greetings includes a little sprinkling of water and a touch of talcum powder, in this case, the girls are using rice flour which is a lot cheaper and does stickier mess, playing with powder bombs as this is already forbidden in the big cities.

Photo captured at Nong Prajak, Udon Thanii, N.E. Thailand. ( One of my all-time favourite shot, and no, i did not get wet, as i shot these inside a car following the action, with the lectric window going up and down whenever possible. )