Thai New Year decorations blow in the wind, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Songkram Thai Buddhist New Year parade, blessings and water battles celebrations in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Songkram Thai Buddhist New Year parade, blessings and water battles celebrations in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Songkram Thai Buddhist New Year parade, blessings and water battles celebrations in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Songkram Thai Buddhist New Year parade, blessings and water battles celebrations in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Buddha statue at Wat Phra Singh is blessed with water during Thai New Year celebrations, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Songkran, Thai New Year, Water festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lisu hill tribe New Year Festival, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thai New Year (Songkran) the ceremony of tying a white string around the arm of well wishers, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thai New Year (Songkran), the ceremony of washing the hands of elderly people, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A girl with a traditional blessing bowl during Songkran water festival celebrating Thai New Year, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Locals celebrate Thai New Year by throwing water at one another, Songkran water festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Locals celebrate Thai New Year by throwing water at one another, Songkran water festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinese New Year lucky charms, China Town, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinatown market at Chinese New Year, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Smiling little girl in a traditional dress, costume, New Year festival, Hmong hill tribe, ethnic minority, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Two traditionally dressed Hmong women at a new year festival at Hung Saew village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Young Hmong women, traditionally dressed, take part in a new year festival parade at Hung Saew village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia