Songkran
- Month
- April
- Where
- Every town · the north calls it Pii Mai Muang
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Local name
Pii Mai Muang (Lanna New Year) · Chiang Mai
On Wan Nao sand is carried into the temple for sand chedis; on Wan Phaya Wan tung flags crown them.
Notes from 1980
13–15 April: merit-making, bathing Buddha images, pouring water on elders’ hands, splashing with bowls, dabbing marl paste. Confirmed by sources
Sand chedis are a Songkran custom, strongest in Lanna: sand carried on the afternoon of Wan Nao (14th), tung flags on Wan Phaya Wan (15th). Confirmed by sources