A photo gallery marking the transition to the new decade

PHOTOS

1 JAN 2020

Pictures of a new decade

A photo gallery marking the transition to the new decade

 
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Pictures of a new decade
A huge crowd of people packs Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok for a New Year countdown event. — Chanat Katanyu
Pictures of a new decade
Fireworks light up the sky over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok as the New Year countdown reaches its climax. — Wichan Charoenkiatpakul
Pictures of a new decade
New Year fireworks provided by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the private sector explode over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. — Wichan Charoenkiatpakul
Pictures of a new decade
The first light of Year 2020 on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi province. — Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
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People pray for good luck -- and ward off bad fortune -- by lying in coffins at Wat Bang Na Nai in Bangkok. — Somchai Poomlard
Pictures of a new decade
Buddhists chant prayers at Wat Saket, Bangkok as the New Year begins. — Apichit Jinakul
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Local people and tourists visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on New Year's Day. — Pornprom Satrabhaya
Pictures of a new decade
Tourists celebrate the New Year on Khao San Road in Bangkok.
Pictures of a new decade
A man places a gold leaf on a Buddha image in a merit-making ceremony on New Year's Eve at Wat Chana Songkhram in Pak Nam district, Samut Prakan. — Somchai Poomlard