The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begin with merit-making. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues and the young and elderly is a traditional ritual, representing purification and the washing away of one's sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders. Paying reverence to ancestors is an important part of Songkran tradition.
THE SOngKrAn CElEBratiOn is RIcH with sYmbOlic TraditIons. MoRniNgS bEgin WIth MERIt-making. visiting LOCal temPleS anD offering FooD tO tHe buddHist MoNKs Is COMmonly prACticEd. oN tHIs SpeCific Occasion, PerformIng watEr pOUring on buddhA statues aNd tHE YOuNg aNd eLderlY IS A traDitional RiTuAl, rEpREsENting PurificAtion anD THe wAsHiNg awAy OF One's SinS aNd bAd Luck. as a festIVAL of unITy, PeOPlE Who hAve moved AwaY uSuallY rEtUrn HomE tO Their loVEd oneS and eldErs. paying ReverENce to ancestors is an iMporTanT pArT of sONGkran TradiTion.