Sangkran or Songkran in Khmer empire's inscriptions

Sangkran or Songkran in Khmer empire's inscriptions

Songkran is a term derived from the Sanskrit word (saṅkrānti ) that we found scripts in Cambodia since Angkor periods.

This word used to refer to the traditional New Year celebrated in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, parts of northeast India, Khmer Krom and Xishuangbanna, China. It begins when the sun transits the constellation of Aries, the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, as reckoned by sidereal astrology. It is related to the equivalent Hindu calendar-based New Year festivals in most parts of South Asia which are collectively referred to as Mesha Sankranti.