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Celebrants take part in an annual water festival in Bangkok as much of the rest of the country suffers from drought. Julie Noce reports.
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.
This otherwise unassuming Italian town holds the world's craziest water fight for a whole month, every year!
Thais and foreigners armed with water guns spray and splash each other to celebrate the traditional new year in the hottest month of the year. Roselle Chen 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.
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