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Thailand: Bangkok Streets Crowded with Songkran Festivalgoers 5

The streets of the capital Bangkok were thronged with large crowds on April 13, the first day of Songkran, a traditional Thai New Year festival. The event is celebrated from April 13 to 15 every year by splashing water on each other.

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Thailand: Bangkok Streets Crowded with Songkran Festivalgoers 4

The streets of the capital Bangkok were thronged with large crowds on April 13, the first day of Songkran, a traditional Thai New Year festival. The event is celebrated from April 13 to 15 every year by splashing water on each other.

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Thailand: Bangkok Streets Crowded with Songkran Festivalgoers 3

The streets of the capital Bangkok were thronged with large crowds on April 13, the first day of Songkran, a traditional Thai New Year festival. The event is celebrated from April 13 to 15 every year by splashing water on each other.

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Thailand: Bangkok Streets Crowded with Songkran Festivalgoers

The streets of the capital Bangkok were thronged with large crowds on April 13, the first day of Songkran, a traditional Thai New Year festival. The event is celebrated from April 13 to 15 every year by splashing water on each other.

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Thailand: Bangkok Streets Crowded with Songkran Festivalgoers 2

The streets of the capital Bangkok were thronged with large crowds on April 13, the first day of Songkran, a traditional Thai New Year festival. The event is celebrated from April 13 to 15 every year by splashing water on each other.

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Kyoto's autumn fire festival excites revelers

The annual autumn fire festival in Kurama in the mountains of northern Kyoto excites festivalgoers. In the festival, known as ''Kurama-no-Himatsuri,'' thousands of torches are carried or placed at the side of the road leading up to the Yuki Shrine. Revelers shout in unison, ''Come take part in this Shinto ritual.'' The festival, sponsored by the shrine, dates back to the 10th century.

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Wakayama fire festival excites revelers

SHINGU, Japan - An annual fire festival at the Kamikura Shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, excites festivalgoers on Feb. 6. As part of the festival, known as ''Oto Matsuri,'' or torch festival, some 2,000 men hold torches along a road leading up to the shrine.

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Kyoto's autumn fire festival excites revelers

The annual autumn fire festival in Kurama in the mountains of northern Kyoto excites festivalgoers. In the festival, known as ''Kurama-no-Himatsuri,'' thousands of torches are carried or placed at the side of the road leading up to the Yuki Shrine. Revelers shout in unison, ''Come take part in this Shinto ritual.'' The festival, sponsored by the shrine, dates back to the 10th century.