The festival is a mixture of entertainment and serious worship. For Thais, it is a 3-day religious festival. Homes are ritually cleaned and water is sprinkled on monks who visit, statues of Buddha and each other. It marks the resurrection of Jesus from his grave. Most Christians welcome Easter Sunday with a sunrise service.
Marchers visit homes and sprinkle water as a blessing.
It celebrates the Great Teacher Baha'u'llah's announcement that he was the prophet whose coming had been foretold. He is their patron saint. The Bulgarians and Macedonians celebrate it on May 6. The red cross on St. George's armour and white tunic is now the symbol of the International Red Cross and forms part of the Union Jack of U.K. and Northern Ireland. It is a solemn day.