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13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the plaza in front of Bangkok's City Hall building on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year's Festival. It is held April 13-16. Many Thais mark the holiday by going to temples and making merit by giving extra alms to monks or offering extra prayers. They also mark Songkran with joyous water fights. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the plaza in front of Bangkok's City Hall building on the first day of Songkran. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year's Festival. It is held April 13-16. Many Thais mark the holiday by going to temples and making merit by giving extra alms to monks or offering extra prayers. They also mark Songkran with joyous water fights. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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