In Thailand, a Songkran like no other
2022.04.11
Cartoon by Kuad for BenarNews
The 2022 edition of the Thai new year (April 13-15) will be a dry one.
Because the government has banned mass water fights in public – a Songkran tradition – as a precaution against another potential wave of COVID-19 infections, revelers will need to get creative.
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