When is the Songkran Festival in Thailand? 2021 Songkran Festival Thailand’s latest epidemic prevention controls

Thailand’s Songkran Festival will definitely not be canceled this year, and there are currently some introductions to local activities. Activities will begin in April. Friends who are interested in these activities can learn more first. But you may not be able to go then. Songkran Festival Activities and Policies

On March 29, the Tourism Authority of Thailand held a press conference for the 2021 Songkran Festival series of activities at its headquarters in Bangkok.

In addition to the main venue in Bangkok, the Tourism Bureau of Thailand will hold water-free but unique events in branch venues such as Chiang Mai, Buriram, Ayutthaya, Khon Kaen, Lampang, Nong Khai and Sukhothai. The celebration promotes ancient traditions and inherits excellent culture through Thai food, Kong opera, large-scale shadow puppets, puppet theater performances and handicraft production demonstrations, while strictly abiding by the government's "new normal" epidemic prevention measures.

Pippa, Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, said that this year’s Songkran Festival in Thailand will have a 6-day long holiday, which is a good opportunity to promote domestic tourism and stimulate economic development in various regions.

The COVID-19 Control Center (CCSA) has approved the Tourism Authority of Thailand to carry out "new normal" Songkran Festival celebrations nationwide, focusing on inheriting Thai traditions and culture while strictly abiding by epidemic prevention measures to effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. .

Thailand Tourism Bureau Director Yuthasak announced: From April 13 to 15, the Thai Tourism Bureau will hold various events at the Bangkok Airport Rail Link Makkasan Station.

Station The water-splashing Songkran celebration is based on the concept of reducing waste and inheriting local traditions and customs while paying attention to complying with public health measures to ensure that the celebration is safe and orderly.

Thailand Tourism Bureau encourages tourists to wear traditional Thai clothes or colorful printed shirts unique to the Songkran Festival to participate in this happy Songkran Festival event.

This year’s six-day Songkran holiday (April 10-15) will be more lively than the Spring Festival and Ten Thousand Buddha Festival holidays. The large-scale return of people to their hometowns and visits to relatives is bound to boost the tourism economy and boost consumption. The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects 3.2 million people to travel during the festival, generating tourism revenue of 12 billion baht.

Since this is the most important festival in Thailand, on the morning of March 30, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha participated in the New Normal Songkran Festival promotion event organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and participated in the Buddha bathing and water dripping activities at the event. Rituals and other rituals.

Prayut prayed for peace and prosperity in Thailand when he was bathing the Buddha. He also sent blessings when performing a dripping ceremony for youth representatives and cabinet officials, hoping that everyone can help each other solve problems together. Prayuth emphasized that he will do his best to take care of every citizen. Anti-epidemic controls

Affected by the epidemic, Thailand’s Songkran Festival was canceled last year. This year, in order to promote tourism, in addition to the usual holiday, the government has extended the holiday extra, but to strictly prevent the third outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic, Bangkok The city government has also recently announced three strict packages. In addition to traditional Songkran Festival activities, such as worshiping Buddha, bathing Buddha, and offering water to elders to pray for blessings, large-scale celebrations and gatherings must apply in advance to obtain city government permission.

In order to save the tourism industry that has been hit hard by the epidemic, the government has recently announced that April 12 will be designated as a special holiday, making this year’s New Year’s Songkran holiday a continuous long holiday from April 10 to 15. Bangkok Mayor Aswin

Kwanmuang said that the Bangkok Infectious Diseases Committee recently approved epidemic control measures during the Songkran holiday. The specific details include the following three items:

1. Traditional Songkran Festival Activities such as bathing the Buddha, worshiping the Buddha and offering water to the elders and other traditional ceremonies can be held as usual. However, if the number of event participants exceeds 300, the event organizer must obtain permission from the Bangkok City Government in advance.

2. For any non-above-mentioned activities during the Songkran period, if the number of participants exceeds 100, the organizer must submit an event planning and disease control measures report to the district office before the event. If permitted, the event venue must be in an open area with good ventilation. However, large-scale gathering activities that may lead to chaos or close contact, such as water-splashing activities and concerts, are prohibited.

3. Long-term group dinners or social activities should be avoided.

Songkran Festival control measures have been released, and Thailand’s state of emergency originally scheduled for March 31 has been extended to May 31. Anyone who violates the emergency regulations will face a prison sentence of up to 2 years, or a fine of up to 40,000 baht. or both.