Songkran

Post by **niggle** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:01 pm

1st time for songkran in HH.
Does HH have parade type events or her does it just involve water throwing ?

Post by **crazy88** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:30 pm

Usually parades as well but mainly lots of water and alcohol .Anyone know how many days in HH this year ?

Crazy 88

Post by **Big Boy** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:03 pm

niggle,

My experience is that most of the water throwing stops during the parade etc.

Post by **lindosfan1** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:07 pm

Any body know when and where the parade is please it is my first year as well.

Post by **niggle** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:36 pm

Agree. Times of parade would be really good if anyone knows. I guess I'd rather se parade than surrounded by drunken fools - even if I will be a drunken fool myself (no offence intended)

Post by **buksida** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:58 pm

Songkran in Hua Hin is only ever one day - the 13th, theres a little writeup on www.huahinreport.com

Post by **HuaHinR** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:38 pm

Last year a (the?) parade went up Naresdamri (street the Hilton's on) & it seems a logical route this year too. Seemed to be roughly midday, but had the looks of a parade that didn't have a very strict schedule or route.

Post by **lindosfan1** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:31 pm

This year the festival will be held for only two days 13th and 16th April.

On 13th, the ceremony will begin at

7 am offering alms (dried food) to monks in front of the Clock Tower,

9 am the ceremony of water pouring to the Buddha image named Buddha Sihing and elderly persons will take

place at Phon King Phet Public Park, and completed with the great Songkran Procession around the city of

Hua Hin

1 pm without festive activities at night.

In Hua Hin, 16th of April is a memorial day for Mr. Mana Sridokbuab known as Phon Kingphet, the first world champion boxer of Thailand. The remembrance ceremony will be held at Phon King Phet Public Park

7 am.On the same day, there will be Thai boxing

6 pm and later will be the welcoming ceremony for Pol.Maj.Gen. Noppadol Phuaksomon, the Deputy Commissioner

of Provincial Police Region 9.

This was extracted from a Thai site by my partner we suspect the Thai boxing is 7pm not 7am just a guess

Post by **Wanderlust** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:43 pm

I think something has been lost in translation there, lindosfan 1! The celebration of the Thai boxer is something quite distinct from Songkran, which in terms of water fights will kick off Saturday night (12th) in the bar areas, continue on Sunday and by Monday will mostly have died down although there may be sightings of traditional Songkran with small dabs of water and marks of powder. By the 16th it will be well and truly over in Hua Hin!

Post by **lindosfan1** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:10 am

This was taken direct from a Thai site not translated by us. I think they were referring to the events of the week ahead.

Post by **Lev** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:24 am

Since we have at least two threads on the same topic I'm locking this one and redirecting all Songkran discussion here:

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/so ... 60-15.html

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