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Thai Embassy Staff Joined Songkran Festival at Anantametayaram Temple
On Sunday 17 April 2011 from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., Ambassador Nopadol and Mrs. Anchulee Gunavibool were Guest of Honor at the Songkran celebration at Wat Anantametayaram. Also present at the event were Mr. Alongkorn Pollabutr, Deputy Minister of Commerce, who was on a private visit to Singapore, Mr. Jitti Suwannik, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Minister Counsellor Nipon Petchpornprapas.
This event was organized by Wat Anantametayaram and Thai Association in Singapore in order to promote Sonkran or the festival of traditional Thai New Year which is on 13 April. It was also an opportunity for Thai people who live in Singapore to get together and to promote Thai culture.
The activities at this event included water blessing from monks, Thai dances, Miss Songkran Contest and spraying water to each other as it symbolized washing away sins from the past year. Not only a lot of Thai people but also many foreigners who were interested in Thai culture, participated in this enjoyable event.
