In this issue: Celebrating the New Year in Asia, ‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Thai soprano Saran Khungbanphot, & where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Thailand.

Celebrating the New Year in Asia

The Japanese scatter dried beans to drive evil from the house. The Chinese eat long-life foods. The Balinese observe a day of silence. Thais splash water on one another. People in many parts of Asia, as well as elsewhere in the world, love to celebrate a holiday marking the start of a new year – a festival of putting aside the problems and disappointments of the past, of finding new hope, of beginning anew. But when should the new year be celebrated? There is no obvious answer to that question. Days, months and years all flow continuously; there is no scientific way of identifying a particular day that marks a “new year.”… Asia Society

Saran Khungbanphot - Auld Lang Syne

Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Thailand

Thailand loves the New Year so much that it has three of them! They celebrate the global New Year on 31st December, the Buddhist New Year, and the Chinese New Year.

You will be able to find parties and events to celebrate each of them. For the sake of this article, we are going to concentrate on the best places to celebrate the International New Year in Thailand… Asia Highlights

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