The word "Gan Song" comes from Sanskrit and means "leap" or "advance", which is consistent with the lunar calendar. When the sun passes through the twelfth house of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Lion, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces, it takes 30 days for each house to run, so it is the twelfth house of the year.
Influenced by India, this lunar calendar calculation method is widely used in some countries in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. April 13 is the Maha Songkran Festival and the Thai New Year. When the sun moves from Pisces to Aries, the earth passes through the sun at a positive angle, making the time of day and night the same.
According to the day of Gan Song Festival every year, the God of Gan Song has different names. It is called Tungsa on Sunday, Koraka on Monday, Raksos on Tuesday, Mondha on Wednesday, Kirinee on Thursday, Kimina on Friday and Mahotorn on Saturday.
The seven Gan Song gods refer to the seven daughters of Maha Gan Song, who are responsible for looking after their father's head on the pedestal of Wan Fa. Mahasungan was beheaded because he could not answer Dhamma Kumar's question correctly. Before he died, Maha Gan Song asked his seven daughters to put their heads on the heat source-Wang Fa Shen Zhu. Because if he put his head on the earth, there would be fire and drought, and even the water in the ocean would dry up, so the seven daughters took turns to take care of their father's head every year, which was regarded as the seven Gan Song gods.
What does Songkran Festival in Thailand mean?
Songkran Festival in Thailand, also known as Songkran Festival, is the New Year in Thailand. The Gan Song Festival lasts for 3 days and is held every year from April 13 to June 15 in the Gregorian calendar. The Songkran Festival originated in India and was a ceremony of ancient Brahmanism, which was later absorbed by Buddhism. 12 century to 13 century, it was introduced into the Dai area of China with Buddhism. With the deepening influence of Buddhism in Dai areas, the Water-splashing Festival has been circulated as a national custom for hundreds of years. During the spread of the Water-splashing Festival, the Dai people gradually combined it with their own myths and legends, giving the Water-splashing Festival more magical significance and national color.
Where is the main battlefield of the Songkran Festival in Thailand?
The whole of Thailand is immersed in the joy of Songkran Festival. To experience the most lively holiday atmosphere, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are not to be missed.
Chiang Mai: The atmosphere is the best.
The best place to experience the Songkran Festival is Chiang Mai, and some people even start splashing water a little earlier. Of course, there are also the most people here, and the traffic on the main battlefield is almost paralyzed. In Chiang Mai, Tapemen is a carnival place designated by Songkran Festival. Locals and tourists will go to Tapemen to enjoy the Songkran Festival, which is also the main battlefield of the Songkran Festival, with stage, music and outdoor parties. Compared with other places, Chiang Mai Songkran Festival has more float parades and cultural performances, including the most famous "Miss Songkran Festival" beauty pageant held during this period.
Bangkok: Crazy Jiushan Road
For tourists, when they spend the Songkran Festival in Bangkok, they must go to the mountain road that young people like best. This is not only the bustling business district of Bangkok, but also a paradise for backpackers. During the Songkran Festival, most shops near the mountain road were closed, but roadside stalls selling water guns and ash powder could be seen everywhere on the street. Tourists and locals join the water splashing carnival. The most exaggerated thing is that local fire engines will also join the "water splashing" activity and spray water guns at the crowd. The scene is boiling.
Besides Jiushan Road, there are many other places to play with water in Bangkok: Silom, Ati Road, Chokchai4, WongwianYai Business District and so on. Route66 and Flix &；; Slim and other nightclubs also have large-scale theme parties of the Songkran Festival, and Santichai Plaquin Park also has festivals.
In addition to the two most lively main battlefields of the Songkran Festival, the Songkran Festival is also celebrated in other parts of Thailand. If you miss the first two Songkran festivals, you can also go to Phuket and Koh Samui, which are also good places to experience the Songkran Festival. The Songkran Festival in Pattaya was held in late April 19.