Chiang Mai is one the most popular tourist hot spots in Northern Thailand. Tourists from all over the world love to visit Chiang Mai for their New Year celebrations. Songrkan which is a Thai New Year is celebrated in the serene city of Chiang Mai with full enthusiasm. So, if you want to participate in Songkran, then Chiang Mai is the most ideal place for you. People wait for the whole year to take part in Songkran. Songkran attracts large number of tourists from all over the world to this city.
During the Songkran, the devout Buddhists usually visit the temple for offering prayers. They even listen to the sermons in the temple. On the holy Buddha images like that of the Phra Buddha Sihing image lustral water is poured. Lustral water is also poured on the hands of holy monks as a sign of admiration. People also make donations to the temple during this period. People not only visit the temples to offer prayers but also to enjoy some authentic Thai traditional cultural programs by some eminent Thai artists. Thai traditional cultural programs are organized in the premises of the temple itself.
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