The Songkran festival is the traditional Thai New Year's Day and is celebrated from April 13th to April 15th. This is a reminder that we’ve made a decision to cancel our 2nd annual Songkran event due to the orders revolving around large gatherings due to Covid19. By The Nation At its meeting on Thursday (August 13), the Cabinet unanimously voted to mark Friday September 4 and Monday September 7 as public holidays to compensate for this year’s Songkran holidays that were cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. However, for our family, friends and community’s health safety concern, we made the decision to cancel all together. Songkran in 2020. My name is Bangkok Seven, and this is my blog. Thailand Public Holidays 2020 This page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Thailand. 8. Thailand’s government cabinet has approved the declaration of Friday and Monday, September 4 and 7, 2020, as one-off bridge public holidays in Thailand to compensate one of the Songkran public holidays canceled last spring due to Covid-19 ("The extra day off will give people in Thailand four public holidays, from Saturday July 25th until July 28th which is His Majesty the King’s birthday"). September 12, 2020. ... With such a piece of positive information, organizers of the S2O Taiwan Songkran Music Festival were confident about the safety of holding a massive EDM festival. Home/Culture/Festivals and celebrations/ Do’s and don’ts for Songkran 2020, the Thai New Year. Celebrate Songkran with us on April 14 As we’ve stated earlier, our Songkran celebrations are on Sunday, April 14, 2019, 1 PM at Forest Lane. The Thai government has declared July 27 the first of, what will probably be, substitute Songkran holidays. This year’s Songkran holiday was postponed as the April 13 Thai New Year holiday, and the days around it, were right in the middle of Thailand’s outbreak of … The festival here kicks off slightly earlier on the 12 th April, with an eye-catching procession around the city. The cabinet has given the thumbs-up for Friday, Sept 4 and Monday, Sept 7 to become substitute Songkran holidays, creating another long weekend next month. Using a toilet without toilet paper in Thailand. When is Songkran? Festivals and celebrations Do’s and don’ts for Songkran 2020, the Thai New Year ... 24 September 2019. Songkran compensation days off set for September. In Thailand there is a color for each day of the week. Itthipol added that individual events, like Khaosan Road’s Celebration or Pattaya’s Annual Celebration, would need to be decided based on organizers and that crowd control strategies and Covid-19 precautions must take place. It’s going to be a small affair, but we hope it’s a memorable one, one that honors and promotes Thai customs and culture. But I digress. Hello internet wanderer. A couple months ago we had postponed the date to July 11, 2020. Songkran is the biggest holiday of the year for Thai’s, also celebrated as the Thai New Year and the Water festival. 3 December 2019. Ben Reeves. September 13, 2020 By bangkok7. Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat reported on 30th June 2020 that the Cabinet has made a decision to set 27th July 2020 as a substitute day for Songkran.. Good news is that the substitute day stands in between a weekend (25th-26th July 2020) and His Majesty the King’s birthday (28th July 2020), so this automatically turns the substitute day into a long holiday from 25th-28th July 2020. Street food, cultural celebrations and traditional performances remain an important part of Songkran in northern Thailand. The Weirdest Songkran. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Chiang Mai is home to one of the country’s biggest Songkran celebrations. Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak, the public holidays for Songkran will be postponed until later in the year. New dates will be later announced well in advance later for the long holiday. Is Songkran celebrated in Chiang Mai? Last weekend was the 4-day government-mandated replacement for the 2020 Songrkan holiday that got cancelled earlier this year on account of a pandemic that only kills old people.