The Belfast Telegraph highlights a New Year tradition that takes place in Thailand. The one minute video shows and describes the ritual which involves large and playful elephants shooting water out of their trunks onto people including some oh whom are tourists. The holiday called “Songkran” is always celebrated with a bit of a water fight as people throw water at each other for fun. They believe that the splashing of water removes any bad luck from the last year. The elephants and their mischief have become a large attraction to visitors every year.

Key Takeaways:

• Songkran the longest Thai holiday, is an exciting colorful event.
• Water is used as a key part of Songkran it provides cleansing for good luck.
• A good time is had by all including the local elephants spraying water and people tossing water at each other and the elephants.

“Elephants splash about and squirt people with water as part of the Thai New Year celebrations.”

Read more: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-playful-elephants-join-in-water-fight-in-thailand-35614959.html