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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man bathes a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman bathes a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman bathes a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman bathes a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women bath a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman bathes a statue of the Buddha in scented water during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Travelers wait in the main waiting room in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Travelers wait in the main waiting room in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcycle taxi driver prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk accepts merit making offerings from people at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man in a wheelchair hands out photos of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, as Songkran holiday travelers walk into Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds a photo of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, while she waits for her train in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Holiday travelers wait for their train during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk accepts merit making offerings from people at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist nuns pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist nuns pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman bows as she enters Wat Chana Songkhram for a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man in a wheelchair hands out photos of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, as Songkran holiday travelers walk into Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Travelers wait in the main waiting room in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Travelers wait in line at the ticket counter in the main waiting room in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds a photo of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, while she waits for her train in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Travelers wait in the main waiting room in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Holiday travelers wait for their train during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Songkran travelers get free haircuts in Hua Lamphong train station during the Songkran travel period at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk accepts merit making offerings from people at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcycle taxi driver prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist nuns pray in Wat Chana Songkhram during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman bows as she enters Wat Chana Songkhram for a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Wat Chana Songkhram in Bangkok during a Songkran merit making service. Songkran is the traditional Thai Lunar New Year. It is celebrated, under different names, in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and some parts of Vietnam and China. In most places the holiday is marked by water throwing and water fights and it is sometimes called the "water festival." This year's Songkran celebration in Thailand will be more subdued than usual because Thais are still mourning the October 2016 death of their revered Late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Songkran is officially a three day holiday, April 13-15, but is frequently celebrated for a full week. Thais start traveling back to their home provinces over the weekend; busses and trains going out of town have been packed.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman bathes a Buddha statue put out for Songkran at Wat That Thong in Bangkok. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A girl makes merit at Wat That Thong in Bangkok before Songkran. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Gateway, a mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, for Songkran. Many malls put out shrines for Songkran so people can pray and make merit while they shop. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais line up at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, to bathe a Buddha statue put out for Songkran. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais line up at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, to bathe a Buddha statue put out for Songkran. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais line up at Siam Paragon, an upscale mall in Bangkok, to bathe a Buddha statue put out for Songkran. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man prays at a Buddha statue at Wat Pathumwanaram Ratchaworawiharn in central Bangkok put out for Songkran. Songkran, also called the "Water Festival" is the traditional Thai New Year. It was celebrated as the New Year until 1940, when Thailand made January 1 the official start of the New Year. Songkran is now a three day holiday starting on April 13. Many people go to temples to make merit in the days leading up to Songkran. They bathe Buddha statues to bring themselves good luck in the coming year. The holiday is best known for water fights and throwing water at strangers. Thais and foreigners go out with giant squirt guns or buckets of water and throw the water at strangers.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist gets hit in the back with ice cold water during a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai child uses a hose to squirt tourists on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist gets hit in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai child with a large squirt gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist comes out of a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai child with a large squirt gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai child with a large squirt gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai child with a large squirt gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais walk through a water fight on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai children walk through a water fight on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist with an umbrella walks through water fights on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2014Songkran1stDay054.jpg
  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai child with a squirt gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran water fights. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist gets hit in a water fight on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist with a water gun on Khao San Road, Bangkok's backpacker district, during Songkran. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais walk through a water fight on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai police officer shoots a water gun at a tourist on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People bathe the Phra Buddha Sihing statue with scented oils. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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