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He Department of Cultural
Promotion published a picture of Nang
Songkran for the year 2023 and a
Songkran announcement from the Horoscope
Department of the Royal Ceremonial
Division Bureau of the Royal Office on
the occasion of the Songkran
Festival.
This year's Nang Songkran is
"Kimita Devi," who is dressed
in a draped bracelet, put a Jongkonnee
flower behind her ear, topaz glass
ornament, a banana as her favorite food,
a sword in her right hand and a harp in
her left hand, sitting over the back of
Mahingsa (a buffalo) as a
vehicle.
In the lunar calendar, April 14 is
"Maha Songkran Day," which
corresponds to Friday, the 9th day of
the waxing moon, the 5th lunar month, at
4:01:02 PM. Food production will be
complete this year, and irrigation will
be adequate.
Nang Songkran is a Thai folklore
associated with the Songkran festival.
According to legend, Nang Songkran are
the seven daughters of Thao Kabil Phrom.
Their father was beheaded, but with the
divinity of power, if the head falls to
the ground, fire will consume the earth;
if thrown into the air, rain will dry;
and if thrown into the ocean, water will
dry. Each year on Songkran Day, the
seven daughters are in charge of
carrying Thao Kabil Phrom's head in
a parade around Suamne Mountain. By
stating that Songkran Day is April 13,
which can fall on any day, Nang Songkran
of that day must be
paraded.
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