Songdkian is the Thai New Year celebration. It is celebrated for three days straight with a huge water war.. We were so excited to be a part of it this year… and it truly has been filled with some of the craziest water fights I have ever experienced
We arrived in Selaphum the frist day of the celebration. On the drive up from Bangkok our car was hit three times with random buckets of water…little did we know that this was just scratching the surface of what was to come!. That night, after arriving, we had to go through town to get mangoes (in the back of our pastors pickup truck). We might as well have jumped in a swimming pool we got so wet! Every couple shops along the road had a mass of people in front of it with water guns, hoses, and buckets ready to throw at whoever came their way. Some water was warm and some was FREEZING cold, as if they had let it sit in the freezer for a moment to make sure we would REALLY feel it!
Day two was even more intense; we were given tropical family shirts; Everyone matched as we drove 2 hours in the back of the pick up, to go to a family new Years celebration we won;t soon forget. The moment we left water was flying every which way. . We even ran out of water before we got there so we stopped by a little lake, refilled our buckets, and were ready once again! We had a blast, were soaked, and drenched a few ourselves along the way!
One we arrived at the celebration…Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were all there. It felt like a fun 4th of july barbecue, only it was April, a water fight, and hot pot ( or asian type of fondue) outside under a grass roof. It was so much fun..the food was incredible, the company was amazing, and the holiday itself is one I wish we could celebrate in America.
