{"id":32760,"date":"2015-03-23T11:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T11:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/?p=32760"},"modified":"2019-04-17T12:10:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:10:26","slug":"let-us-for-once-celebrate-easter-with-a-splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/events-festivals\/let-us-for-once-celebrate-easter-with-a-splash.htm","title":{"rendered":"Let us, for once, Celebrate Easter with a Splash!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Water-Festival-2015\"<\/p>\n

Guess what? Easter is coming. Oh so you guessed it\u2026.well make another one. The water festival in Thailand is also stone\u2019s throw away! Bet you didn\u2019t know that? What a coincidence. So now you know and knowing this makes your journey already halfway through. So before you have any second thoughts, book cheap flights to Thailand<\/a> now, and give your Easter a touch of the Oriental essence.<\/p>\n

With a fistful of dollars and a traveller\u2019s accelerative attitude, you may not wanna keep yourself limited to just eggs and bunnies and would love to include some exotic fun to this time. Thailand becomes a choice by default. Coming in April is the event that occidentals like to dub as The Water Festival or The Water Fight (aka Songkran). Let\u2019s have a look.<\/p>\n

Plop, squish, splish-splash!!! And these are not mere sound effects but the real deal. Watch out! Here comes an entire barrage of watery-ballistics. Take cover or return fire? It\u2019s up to you. Refill your water-gun and show them what you\u2019re made of. Make a swap-Easter egg for a water balloon! Fill up those balloons with water (or coloured water) and launch them as projectiles\u2026.and these are the weapons of \u201cmass-seduction\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Elephants<\/p>\n

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, true. And Thai people have long discovered a way to remedy the intense heat of the April sun. The Water Splashing ceremony, however, is more than just lighthearted fun; it also has a spiritual element to it: for Thai people, water symbolizes purity and clarity.<\/p>\n

Therefore splashing a fellow with water during this time of the year, whether a neighbour or a passerby, is an expression of the desire for good luck and prosperity to that person. The spiked-hair punk and the shaved-headed monk-everyone\u2019s drenched. So tag along and join in the fun! Let us at TravelHouseUK<\/a> do your bidding.<\/p>\n

And while this festival is fit for those with raging hormones, it also has a share for every age group and gender. Tired of water wars? Why not paint on the Pattaya Beach? Or take selfies with your spouse? Place sea-shells in a box or bottle up living crabs and scorpions on the shore of Koh Samet?<\/p>\n

\"Songkran-2015\"<\/p>\n

The splish-splash cannot go on after the sunset so why not light a fire and let the whole family gather around it and play Chinese Whisper. Folks love to tell a good story as much as to hear one. An extract from Jesus\u2019 life would definitely compliment the Easter occasion. Nighttime BBQ with a background of neon art is a temptation worth falling for.<\/p>\n

For accommodations, Lebua at State Tower Bangkok<\/a> is offering special \u2018Book Early and Save\u2019 Easter offer, with daily buffet breakfast at Caf\u00e9 Mozu Restaurant for up to two persons, complimentary Wi-Fi access and much more. The Okura Prestige is another smart choice for those staying at Bangkok. An Easter Sunday brunch at Up & Above is always a wholesome family experience. Young guests between six and twelve years old can enjoy Easter egg painting, which is offered with the compliments of the hotel throughout the Easter season.<\/p>\n

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    Chocoholics for Easter will be held in the main lobby of Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa from 06:00 until midnight under the direction of executive chocolatier Bernd Opiela. Demonstrations on the making of chocolate Easter eggs, bunnies and pieces of bread, as well as other special festive goodies, are some of the highlights which you would not want to miss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sitting on the fence not knowing how to celebrate Easter this time? Well worry no longer because this time, Easter coincides with the Water Festival in Thailand- a combination that will leave your jaw in awe. Fun guaranteed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":32761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4321],"tags":[5401,5293,5363,2544],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-32760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-festivals","tag-easter-2015","tag-events-festivals-7","tag-holidays-2015","tag-thailand-holidays"],"aioseo_notices":[],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Festival-2015.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32760"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44725,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32760\/revisions\/44725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32760"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=32760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}