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Songkran Named Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Thailand will soon celebrate the inclusion of the Songkran Festival on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of the worldโ€™s intangible cultural heritage.

The Cultural Promotion Department has confirmed that Thailandโ€™s traditional new year, known as the Songkran Festival, will be officially named a world intangible cultural heritage during the meeting in Botswana on 6 December.

Read the news release HERE.

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