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Traditional New Year festivities across Asia mark faith, spring harvests

People participate at the Baishakhi Shobhajatra procession to celebrate the Bangla New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP)

People splash water to send blessings during celebrations of the Dai new year in Jinghong, China on April 15, 2026. (GETTY IMAGES)

Dancers perform during Khmer New Year celebrations at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, Thailand on April 14, 2026. (AFP)

Performers in traditional costumes dance during celebrations for Myanmar's Buddhist New Year festival in Yangon on April 13, 2026. (AFP)

Devotees pull a wooden chariot carrying an idol during the 'Bisket Jatra' festival marking the Nepali New Year in Bhaktapur on April 10, 2026. (AFP)

Assamese girls wearing traditional Mekhela Chadar perform the Bihu folk dance in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP)

A Thai policeman participates in the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year in Prachinburi province, Thailand, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP)

A family takes a selfie at the Golden Temple on Vaisakhi, a spring harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus, in Amritsar, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP)

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