Events

Water festival in Saigon (Saigon Outcast's Songkran)

Time: Saturday, 13th April, from 2pm till 11pm

@ Saigon Outcast

     188/1 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, Dist. 2, HCMC

Music: DJs TBC
What to bring: Water gun, buckets, balloons, water prof camera and towels.

Songkran is called the 'Water Festival' by Westerners because people splash / pour water at one another as part of the cleansing ritual to welcome the new year. Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the new year falls during the hottest month in South East Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration. The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. It is believed that on this Water Festival, everything old must be thrown away, or it will bring the owner bad luck.

(Source: http://anyarena.com/en/events/2013/04/13/saigon-outcast_ho-chi-minh-city_l/saigon-outcasts-songkran_water-festival-by-westerners_5812). Please check it out by yourself