Songkran or the Thai New Year was celebrated at the USAID Asia Mission (RDMA) as well as the Embassy last week. The actually holiday falls between the 13-15th; however, since there are multiple holidays in Thailand next week, the celebrations occurred in the Embassy community earlier.
At the RDMA, staff celebrated with a water pouring ceremony to the office directors of the Mission. Before and during that, Thai staff used a chalk mixture with water to mark everyone in attendance and splashed water.
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| Traditional desserts. |
The next day, the Embassy had their Songkran celebration. The event was attended by many from all agencies and their families with events such as a paddle boat race, sand castle building, dancing, and food.
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| Pagoda and lake. |
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| Paddle boat races. |
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| Cheering on the racers from the bridge. |
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| USAID's entry into the sand castle competition. |
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| Dancing. |
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