Easter is a festival and it is to celebrate the resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ. It is a very old Christian festival. It is older than Christmas. Easter does not fall on the same day each year. It is always on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. People eat delicious food on that day. They also give colourful eggs to each other. It is said that the earth came from an egg. It is the start of a new life. In England people write messages and dates on their eggs and give them to friends or family. A rabbit called the Easter Bunny visits children on Easter Day. He often leaves some candy and eggs. So on Easter Day morning, children always get up early to find candy and eggs all around the house. In fact, there is no Easter Bunny. Their parents buy them candy and hide their eggs instead.

The story of the Easter Bunny’s visit comes from Germany. It is said that a poor woman hid eggs for her children to find. At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big rabbit running away.

The Songkran Festival is traditional Thai New Year’s Day and is celebrated from April 13 to April 15. It is also called the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck. Also, this festival is for rain because it is held in the hottest season.

In the past, on this day, people threw small drops of water on monks and old people to bless（祝福）them. Nowadays, besides the old tradition, people also throw water on whoever walks past their houses or walks down the street. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun—even among people who usually have great disagreements. People who get wet actually do not get angry because they know that it is a tradition.

On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival. People will carry water to the temples to soak the stone figures（石像）, using brushes. They also give very good food to the monks. Chiang Mai Province, which is in the northern part of Thailand, is especially lively, and animals and birds are often set free from their cages. What’s more, people can enjoy public events, such as beauty contests and marching bands during this festival which ends on April 15.

The Water Festival gives people freshness, happiness and fun during the hottest season. No wonder the Thais like it so much.