Xiaoganlanba Xishuangbanna Dai Park Plaza Splash Splashing Carnival Editorial Photo

Songkran comes from India, with the influence of Buddhism in the Dai region deepened, Songkran has become a national custom handed down, it has been several hundred years of history. To the festival, Dai men and women dress up in costumes, while the women will each pick a load of water to welcome home the Buddha, plead for Buddha bless spirit. Buddha is completed, people started splashing each other, expressed good wishes with the holy water washed away disease and disaster, in exchange for a better and happy life. Splashing each collective started that way. People all kinds of container of water, pouring the streets, playing chase, everyone splashed. The gentle splash of branches dipped in water. Spray release, Dai Wang, throwing a wet, happy life,! A symbol of good luck, happiness and a healthy bloom blossoming spray in the air, people enjoy throwing heartily sprinkled, laughter Lang Lang, wet and high spirits indemnity. At night, the village can hear the drumming, people indulge in dance, great excitement. During the entire festival, in addition to a dragon boat race, put soaring, put lanterns, splash, packet loss and other traditional recreational activities, as well as fighting cocks, balloons, garden get-together, the exchange of goods and other new activities. Yunnan Nationalities Village Dai, Wa men and women dressed in costumes and tourists to celebrate the Songkran.