And locals and visitors took part in the water splashing Songkran festival on Wednesday across Thailand.

周三，泰国上下举行宋干节，当地民众和游客加入其中。

Locals celebrated in Songkran with the ritual bathing of statues of Buddha, and ended the day with massive water gun fight.

人们在宋干节这一天庆祝狂欢，按照宗教传统为佛像进行淋浴，节日以大规模的水枪战结束。

Keep that in mind for your travel plans if you plan on traveling anywhere outside of Bangkok during the Songkran Festival.

如果您计划在泼水节期间前往曼谷以外的任何地方旅行，请记住这一点。

Simply put, the Songkran Festival is a celebration of the vernal equinox.

简单地说，泼水节是庆祝春分的节日。

If you have any more questions regarding the Songkran Festival or anything about Thailand, check us out on Thailand 69ways.com.

如果您对泼水节或泰国有任何疑问，请访问 Thailand 69ways.com。

For those of you in Bangkok, the two biggest places to play Songkran would be Siam Square and Khao San Road.

对于曼谷的人来说，泼水节最大的两个地方是暹罗广场和考山路。

Another thing to keep in mind here during the Songkran New Year's festival is chances are you are going to be soaking wet.

在泼水节新年期间要记住的另一件事是你很可能会被淋湿。

The water part of the Songkran Festival originates from a so-called spring cleaning part of the New Year celebrations.

泼水节的泼水部分起源于新年庆祝活动中所谓的春季大扫除部分。

For those are you planning to celebrate the Thai Songkran Festival here in Bangkok, you don't really have anything to worry about, especially when it comes to traffic.

对于那些计划在曼谷庆祝泰国泼水节的人来说，您真的没有什么可担心的，尤其是在交通方面。

The most famous and well-known part of the Songkran festivities in this day in age is without a doubt the crazy water fights.

在当今这个时代，泼水节庆祝活动中最著名和广为人知的部分无疑是疯狂的水战。

And most importantly I'll be giving you a few language tips that you can use so that you can enjoy the Songkran festivities to its fullest.

最重要的是，我会给你一些语言提示，你可以使用它们来充分享受泼水节庆祝活动。

The Songkran celebration is very similar to others all around the world, such as the Indian holy festival, Christian Easter, the Chinese Qingming, and many others.

泼水节庆祝活动与世界各地的其他节日非常相似，例如印度的神圣节日、基督教的复活节、中国的清明节等等。

I'm My Mate Nate with Thailand69ways.com, and in this video I'll be giving you a brief history of the Thai New Year celebration, otherwise known as Songkran.

我是 Thailand69ways.com 的 Mate Nate，在这段视频中，我将向您简要介绍泰国新年庆祝活动的历史，也就是泼水节。

Most Thais pay their respects on the first day of the three-day Songkran water festival, and for the rest of the time after they've done their respects and alms, well, it's time to party.

大多数泰国人在为期三天的泼水节泼水节的第一天表示敬意，在完成敬意和施舍后的剩余时间里，是时候聚会了。

Some other big places around Thailand that have huge festivities will include Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, and pretty much every city anywhere in the country you're gonna find people playing the Songkran Festival.

泰国其他一些举办盛大庆祝活动的大地方包括清迈、普吉岛、芭堤雅、华欣，以及几乎全国任何一个城市，你都会发现人们在庆祝泼水节。

In the past the Songkran Festival was the mark of the Thai new years until more recent years, which they celebrate on January 1st, just like pretty much everybody else in the world.

在过去，泼水节是泰国新年的标志，直到最近几年，他们在 1 月 1 日庆祝，就像世界上几乎所有其他人一样。

But for those of you who will be traveling outside of Bangkok, well, be prepared, because here in Bangkok the traffic is horrible all year round, but during the Thai Songkran Festival everybody goes back to their homes.

但是对于那些将在曼谷以外的地方旅行的人来说，做好准备吧，因为在曼谷这里一年到头交通都非常糟糕，但在泰国泼水节期间每个人都会回到自己的家中。