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Local residents, tourists and elephants spray each other with water, kicking off Thailand's annual Songkran festival. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
Bangkok, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand was celebrating its Buddhist New Year on Tuesday amid the strongest outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has limited festivities while authorities set up field hospitals to house those infected.The country, which until now had kept the spread of the virus under control, registered 965 new cases Tuesday, one of the highest figures since the pandemic began.Songkran festivities, as the occasion that runs until Apr. 15 is known in Thailand, has been restricted to religious rites and authorities have asked citizens to avoid the traditional water splashing battles, as happened last year. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK / DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE POUR TRADITIONAL SCENTED WATER OVER A BUDDHA STATUE TO MARK THE SONGKRAN (THAI NEW YEAR) CELEBRATIONS AT WAT PHO TEMPLE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND WHILE SHOPS ALONG KHAOSAN ROAD ARE CLOSED AS EVENTS ARE CANCELLED IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Celebrants take part in an annual water festival in Bangkok as much of the rest of the country suffers from drought. Julie Noce reports.
Bangkok, Oct 5 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand's nine-day Vegetarian Festival has kicked off in cities throughout the country with markets bustling with kiosks serving up fried tofu and steaming sprout dishes. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: THE FIRST DAY OF VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Apr 9 (EFE/EPA).- Thai people in Bangkok on Friday began traveling back to their hometown to celebrate Thai New Year as cases re-emerged due to the new cluster discovered earlier this week in Bangkok’s nightlife district.Health authorities Friday confirmed 559 new cases of Covid-19, almost half of them in the capital, increasing the total caseload to 30,869 infections. One news death was recorded, increasing the toll to 96. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RETURN TO HOMETOWN FOR THAI NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS AT MO-CHIT BANGKOK BUS TERMINAL, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Lopburi, Nov 29 (EPA / EFE) .- Monkeys enjoyed Sunday various types of fruits, vegetables and desserts during the annual Monkey Festival at the ancient temple of Phra Prang Sam Yod in the Lopburi province. The event is held on the last Sunday of November to honor long-tailed macaques and attract tourists. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT)SHOT LIST: THE MONKEY FESTIVAL IN LPBURI, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Nov 2 (EFE).- Bangkok Arts Biennale, a Thai capital's bi-annual art festival, returned for the second time this year, featuring 82 artists with over 200 artworks exhibited at ten different venues across the city.Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Japanese conceptual artist Yoko Ono, British sculptor Anish Kapoor and filmmaker John Akomfrah are among the artists who showcase their works at the event, which is scheduled to run until Jan. 31, 2021. (Camera: OCTAVIO GUZMAN). B-ROLL OF THE BANGKOK ART BIENNALE EVENT HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS BANGKOK, THAILAND, INCLUDING BANGKOK ART AND CULTURE CENTER, BAB BOX, MUSEUM SIAM, RIVER CITY MUSEUM, WAT ARUN AND WAT PHO.
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