Thailand seems to have a trunkful of tricks when it comes to celebrating its New Year.
Trained elephants cooled off motorists and passers-by in the city of Ayutthaya on Tuesday to ring in the holiday known as “Songkran.”
The festive period, which keeps with the Buddhist/Hindu calendar, comes with traditions that include water pouring, which represents the washing away of one’s sins.
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Apparently, the elephants get involved too.