Songkran Thai festival takes place on Sunday, April 14th from 9am until 4pm at Wat Thai Washington DC (13440 Layhill Rd. Silver Spring, MD). The festival will feature Thai food, Thai cultural shows, and Thai souvenirs.
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year’s Day. All Thais often perform many auspicious ceremonies on this day. The day also presents an opportunity to pay respect to and remember parents, relatives, teachers, and others.
Parking: Parking at Barrie School and Glenmont Metro Station. Wat Thai Washington, D.C. will provide shuttle buses to pick up and drop off at the Glenmont Metro parking lot area between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Program information below:
7.00 a.m. Breakfast served to the monks
9.00 a.m. Pouring of lustral water to honor the Buddha
Food and merchandise stands open
10.00 a.m. Religious ceremony
10.15 a.m. Memorial service and sermon by the Abbot
Luang Ta Chi
10.30 a.m. Offering of food to the monks
11.00 a.m. Lunch served to the monks
11.30 a.m. Thai New Year Parade begins
12.30 p.m. – Pour water on the hands of revered elders and ask for blessing
- Thai classical dance and Thai classical music perform
- Thai tradition dress perform by Miss Songkran 4.00 p.m. Food and merchandise stands close
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