7 Tips for Having an Awesome Songkran (The World’s Biggest Water Festival)

Stephanie Kempker | December 7, 2015

4. Wear old clothes

In addition to getting soaked with (likely dirty) water, you will also be subjected to the smearing of many colored pastes, as noted above.

Water is saved up for weeks in Thailand, collected in old pop bottles, big blue drums, and even plastic buckets. These containers aren’t always clean, and neither is the water, which means that you will be getting really dirty, messy, and likely stained.

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Aside from the water itself, the dyes used in the colored paste do not always come out, and even the white paste can leave a permanent cloudy mark on dark clothing.

Prepare for this in advance, as the paste will be unavoidable. Wear old clothes that you wouldn’t mind throwing away after, and welcome the water and paste with a smile.

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