A: Why didn’t you come to work earlier this week? Did you go anywhere for fun?
B: I went to Thailand with friends to celebrate the 2026 Water Festival, also known as the Songkran Festival. The three-day annual celebrations ran from April 13 to 15. Everyone was having water fights in the streets.
A: I know that “Songkran” is the traditional New Year in Southeast Asia, usually celebrated in mid-April.
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B: And we also attended the 2026 Siam Songkran Music Festival this time. The EDM shows by Martin Garrix — who has been crowned the World’s No. 1 DJ by “DJ Mag” — and other DJs were just amazing.
A: In some Taiwanese cities with many Southeast Asian immigrants, water fights can often be seen in mid-April. Should we join the battles too?
A: 你前幾天怎麼沒來公司上班？又去哪裡玩啦？
B: 我和朋友去曼谷參加2026泰國潑水節，該節日又叫做「宋干節」，3天的節慶自4月13日持續至15日，大家都在街上打水仗！
A: 我知道，「宋干節」是東南亞的傳統新年，通常在每年的4月中。
B: 沒有錯，我們這次還去了2026暹羅潑水音樂節，《DJ Mag》百大DJ榜首馬丁蓋瑞克斯等人的電音秀超讚。
A: 台灣有些東南亞新住民較多的城鎮，4月中也常會舉辦潑水活動，我們要不要去湊熱鬧？
By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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