Bangkok, Thaïlande. 12 avril 2013. Gouverneur de Bangkok Sukhumbhand Paribatra, en bas à gauche, contribue à transporter les Phra Buddha Sihing dans un camion. Le Phra Buddha Sihing vénéré, une statue de Bouddha, s'effectue par camion à travers les rues de Bangkok afin que les gens peuvent faire des offrandes et se baigner dans les huiles parfumées. Songkran est célébré en Thaïlande comme le traditionnel jour de l'an, du 13 au 16 avril.Credit : ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Live News

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• Dimensions: 5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 12 avril 2013
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April 12, 2013 - Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra, lower left, helps carry the Phra Buddha Sihing to a waiting truck. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/ZUMAPRESS.com)