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Songkran in America
Apr 13, 2008 | Words: 127 words | Category: News Photos
Slkavas Nalampang pours water on one of the Buddha statues at the Homestead, Fla. Thai temple, on Sunday, April 13, 2008, during celebrations for Songkran, the Thai New Year. Songkran ('The Water Festival') holiday, goes back to pre-Buddhist rituals during spring festival where water was thrown, as a symbol of luck, as people tried to bring rain to the spring crops. Then it became a religious custom to wash the Buddha statues once a year. Many Thais see the holiday as a time to wash away their sins from the past year. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
Ryan Sheurpukei, 8, is caught in the crossfire of water guns on Sunday, April 13, 2008, during celebrations for Songkran, the Thai New Year, at the temple in Homestead, Fla.(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
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