Popular Post snoop1130 Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Songkran holidays will rely on number of new infections By THE NATION Whether the Songkran holidays will be rescheduled in July depends very much on the number of new Covid-19 infections there are now that the third phase of lockdown easing began on Monday (June 1), Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said. Thailand had postponed the Songkran holidays in April to help curb the pandemic. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388888?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-06-01 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Rename it to something else and permanently move to rainy season. Has very little to do with the original idea. 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Whether the Songkran holidays will be rescheduled in July o no; we STILL cant escape this yearly 10 day horror 20 1 1 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just leave it be regardless. Wait till next year. 36 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phil McCaverty Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 I can't see the point. Kids will be back at school, no tourists. Who exactly will be celebrating it? 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cerox Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 In case they open up in July for tourists they better tell us when Songkran is, so we can arrive after that. 8 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Catkiwi Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said: I can't see the point. Kids will be back at school, no tourists. Who exactly will be celebrating it? If they decree replacement public holidays the kids won't be at school anyway and it's definitely not something that was developed for the tourists. If you have a look at the actual tradition and discount the public mess that it has become you'll see that Thai families honour their elders in what is a respectful ceremony. My Mrs, our kids and grand kids always get together for the celebration and holidays so I don't see why they should be denied that because of Covid. 10 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorkshire Tea Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Businesses trying to get restarted & another 3 day holiday? Why? 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said: I can't see the point. Kids will be back at school, no tourists. Who exactly will be celebrating it? it'll be classed as a public holiday so kids will have the day off I think Thai people will celebrate it, a lot of them had a week's holiday planned but were told to work instead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Don Mega Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Businesses trying to get restarted & another 3 day holiday? Why? Will be a 5 day holiday with a few sick/business/annual leave days added, Can't wait !! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Catkiwi Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Businesses trying to get restarted & another 3 day holiday? Why? Fair question I reckon but you could also see a boom in small business in the provinces. They all missed out on the usual Songkran influx of people. I guess the only doubt there, is there will be a lot of people with a lot less money to spend now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phil McCaverty Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Catkiwi said: If they decree replacement public holidays the kids won't be at school anyway and it's definitely not something that was developed for the tourists. If you have a look at the actual tradition and discount the public mess that it has become you'll see that Thai families honour their elders in what is a respectful ceremony. My Mrs, our kids and grand kids always get together for the celebration and holidays so I don't see why they should be denied that because of Covid. I'm fully aware of that. My family and I celebrated it on the correct dates this year. The kids have missed too much time already and the government has said that they have to work through all holidays to catch up. In Pattaya, its a tourist thing and includes 7 days of mayhem which has nothing to do with the songkran that you and I know. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Phil McCaverty said: I'm fully aware of that. My family and I celebrated it on the correct dates this year. Yeah I did the "Songkran" week off work, albeit at 75% pay. Will gladly have another week off so soon with only using 2 annual leave days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 As far as I am concerned, I've had "Songkran holidays" for almost three months now. Isn't that enough? 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EricTh Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Crazy, man. Why do you need Songkran this year? To spread the virus in a second wave? 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just now, EricTh said: Crazy, man. Why do you need Songkran this year? To spread the virus in a second wave? Bit sketchy for sure, hope they keep the borders locked till after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted June 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 hours ago, EricTh said: Crazy, man. Why do you need Songkran this year? Because it's sanoook!???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted June 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thailand had postponed the Songkran holidays in April to help curb the pandemic. With many districts complaining the lack of water one has to say is this really a good idea ? - Stop flogging the dead horse and move on, don't know who's idea this is but it does qualify for the most stupid idea this year........!!!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Schedule it for the middle of the "low" season when most tourist-related businesses (hotels/bars/attractions) complain about the lack of customers every year regardless of other matters (like the virus). "Rainy" season (roughly May to October) generally coincides with "Low" season, or used to when the majority of the arrivals were from the "West" (where it usually gets warmer at the same time so more people stay home and save their holidays for when it gets cold again). Schedule "Songkran" for mid-late July or late-July/early Aug. As noted before in other threads, many "Western" countries have their summer school breaks in that same general time frame (except for those "down unders" of course). Easier for people to travel when the kids are out of school. So you may be able to get a lot of them to take a "family friendly" vacation to an exotic locale where they can have water fights 24/7 for 3-4 days (or 10+ days if they are in Pattaya). Might help boost those "arrival" numbers during a time that is normally a little slow (or used to be). Plus - there's a good chance it'll be pouring rain then anyways ! (Though that might make trying to have a water fight a bit moot if there's a monsoon at the same time.) They can still celebrate Songkran as a traditional, one day only, Buddhist holiday on the traditional date (or go back to the every changing date based on the moon). Just like they celebrate all those other Buddhist holidays throughout the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdbob Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 13 hours ago, cyril sneer said: it'll be classed as a public holiday so kids will have the day off I think Thai people will celebrate it, a lot of them had a week's holiday planned but were told to work instead Really where did they work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 agree leave it to next year like a previous comment.everywhere the same boat in every country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 26 minutes ago, Kerryd said: So you may be able to get a lot of them to take a "family friendly" vacation to an exotic locale where they can have water fights 24/7 for 3-4 days (or 10+ days if they are in Pattaya). No chance of any foreign tourists before October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBobzTeeth Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) More people die of road accidents than the total number of COVID deaths in Thailand. You could say Covid 19 has actually saved more lives than its killed. Just let that sick in. Edited June 2, 2020 by BillyBobzTeeth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 14 hours ago, Phil McCaverty said: I can't see the point. Kids will be back at school, no tourists. Who exactly will be celebrating it? Exactly. They need to just leave it for this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 59 minutes ago, Kerryd said: Schedule it for the middle of the "low" season when most tourist-related businesses (hotels/bars/attractions) complain about the lack of customers every year regardless of other matters (like the virus). "Rainy" season (roughly May to October) generally coincides with "Low" season, or used to when the majority of the arrivals were from the "West" (where it usually gets warmer at the same time so more people stay home and save their holidays for when it gets cold again). Schedule "Songkran" for mid-late July or late-July/early Aug. As noted before in other threads, many "Western" countries have their summer school breaks in that same general time frame (except for those "down unders" of course). Easier for people to travel when the kids are out of school. So you may be able to get a lot of them to take a "family friendly" vacation to an exotic locale where they can have water fights 24/7 for 3-4 days (or 10+ days if they are in Pattaya). Might help boost those "arrival" numbers during a time that is normally a little slow (or used to be). Plus - there's a good chance it'll be pouring rain then anyways ! (Though that might make trying to have a water fight a bit moot if there's a monsoon at the same time.) They can still celebrate Songkran as a traditional, one day only, Buddhist holiday on the traditional date (or go back to the every changing date based on the moon). Just like they celebrate all those other Buddhist holidays throughout the year. That;s the equivalent of moving Christmas to July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LALes Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 The worst 10 days of the year under normal circumstances and they want to bring it back right after the end of lockdown. What a bonehead idea. But, TIT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCaverty Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, BobbyL said: Exactly. They need to just leave it for this year. The Thai New year is 13, 14 and 15th of April. Its a fixed date. Could you move Christmas to July in the West? Did Easter get moved because it fell within the lockdown? I did celebrate it on the 15th April. Traditional ceremony on our drive with friends and neighbours, followed by my family and next doors family turning the hospipes on and having a water fight over the garden fence and finishing off with all the kids in the street charging up and down with their super soakers. The whole thing lasted a couple of hours from start to finish. Everyone had great fun and the spirit of songkran fully satisfied. Won't be having another songkran, even if the government orders it. Edited June 2, 2020 by Phil McCaverty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Whether the Songkran holidays will be rescheduled in July depends very much on the number of new Covid-19 infections there are now that the third phase of lockdown Clutching at every available straw... people don't have the money of incentive to party at the moment, they're more worried about where the monies coming from, how to pay school fees or at worst where can they get another job.. and these idiots are talking about having a belated Songkran festival ! Idiots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 NO NO NO AND NO and for the last time NO...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Infantile waste of time ,money and water. Any responsible government would finish this holiday off for good. Now has no meaning except every idiot runs around annoying other people and acting like 10 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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