Songkran festival named UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
epa11015599 Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (front-R) presides over the ceremony to celebrate the recognition of the Songkran after the festival is announced as Intangible Cultural Heritage by Unesco, in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 December 2023. The 18th UNESCO?s Intergovernmental Committee meeting in the Republic of Botswana on 06 December inscribed the Songkran festival of Thailand, or the traditional Thai New Year Festival, on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
