Water rites and revelry

5 stops on the route

1. 

   1Bartica Regatta

   Bartica, Guyana

   Easter weekend

   Bartica sits on Guyana's Essequibo River. Every Easter weekend speedboat and rowing races run on the river while the banks fill with music, stalls and people coming home.

   About Bartica Regatta Guiana River and Regatta Festivals Start the globe here
2. 

   2Bangkok Songkran

   Bangkok, Thailand

   From 13 April · Next: 13 Apr 2027 – 15 Apr 2027

   Songkran is the Thai new year. In Bangkok people first bathe Buddha images and pour water over elders' hands for blessings, then the whole city turns into a water fight.

   About Bangkok Songkran Songkran Start the globe here
3. 

   3Lao New Year in Luang Prabang

   Luang Prabang, Laos

   From 14 April · Next: 14 Apr 2027 – 16 Apr 2027

   Pi Mai, the Lao new year, is at its grandest in Luang Prabang: people build sand stupas on the Mekong banks, sprinkle water on Buddha images and then on each other.

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4. 

   4Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

   Hong Kong, Hong Kong

   5th day of the fifth lunar month · Next: 9 Jun 2027

   On Dragon Boat Day, drums echo across Hong Kong's harbour and bays as crews race; families eat zongzi, including the local alkaline-water kind.

   About Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival Start the globe here
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   5Hakata Gion Yamakasa

   Fukuoka, Japan

   1–15 July

   Hakata Gion Yamakasa peaks at dawn on 15 July, when neighbourhood teams run their one-tonne floats through the streets and onlookers throw seimizu water to spur them on.

   About Hakata Gion Yamakasa Port and Maritime Festivals Start the globe here

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