Why do they celebrate Songkran?

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The Songkran Festival, also known as the Traditional Thai New Year, is usually celebrated in mid-April. It is one of Thailand's grandest and most important events. ... The festival also showcases a bathing ritual where the people pour water on the senior Buddhist monks. This process is believed to bring good luck to them.

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The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the Thai New Year in mid-April (13-15), the hottest month of the year here in Thailand.
Thai people enjoy themselves and play friendly water fights as part of Songkran’s ‘fun’ activities. But this is not all, there are other rituals too. The meaning behind all the water splashing is to symbolically wash off all misfortunes of the past year. It is believed that the water fight cleanses the participants’ bodies of evil, allow them to enter the new year rejuvenated and ready for a fresh start.
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Because Songkran is Thailand’s most famous festival.
An important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year.
It is important to celebrate Songkran in Thailand.

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Songkran Day is traditionally noted as the fresh beginning of life. We often start the day by sweeping houses and cleaning the rooms, with the belief to blow all negative influences away.
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