A Lanna Christian: "Songkran Festival" The Bad & Good (Part1)

Songkran the Thai New Year is one of

Thailand

’s most famous holiday and festival.

If you have a chance to be in one you would want to be in the hype again the next Year.

In terms of the atmosphere The Thai New Year has a completely different feeling from the Western New Year because it is dated in the middle of the hot summer, while the western New Year is dated during the ice winter.

I don’t know exactly why but my personal conclusion is the temperature during this time of the year is normally to hot for people to work or concentrate.

So instead of wasting your time trying to work or concentrate and then get moody why don’t just let yourself loose and cool down by splashing water at each other.

It’s the fun of the season, getting cool down by splashing water. What makes you more Happier than that?

Sadly everything taking in such extreme can be dangerous, No exception for Happiness.

I’m sure every were in the world people cerebrate with Liquor, goes the same for

Thailand

but I also know that We Thais normally Drink and Drive.

Which everyone also knows it’s a deadly habit. It’s bad enough if you hurt yourself in an accident while your drunk but it’s worst if you also hurt some one else

Even with strong campaign by Government sectors to liquor manufactures. The Death troll is still high Last year (2009) there were 3,977 accidents, 373 deaths and 4332 wounded 40% of the accidents were cause by drank drivers

(www.roadsafety.disaster.go.th)