Pattaya and Naklua celebrate Songkran with Enthusiasm Despite Political Chaos

Many temples throughout Pattaya and Naklua were filled with parents and children who gathered to pay respects to monks by bringing sand to temples, an act of repayment according to Thai tradition. These local citizens and tourists then proceeded to celebrate Songkran at various locations across Pattaya. The Songkran festival in Naklua was celebrated on April 18 which resulted in a major traffic jam on the Pattaya Naklua road all the way through to the Loma roundabout in front of the Dusit Thani Resort & Spa Hotel in North Pattaya. Pattaya celebrated the annual Thai New Year’s festival on April 19, causing traffic jams on Sukhumvit road, Pattaya Soi 3, and Pattaya Soi 2 all the way through to Na Jomtien Beach.