For: Songkran Festival is a very important traditional celebration for Dai, Blang and Palaung ethnic minority groups and is of the greatest meaning to them as the Spring Festival to the Hans. If the Hans never give up their feast for the Spring Festival no matter under what kind of adversities, it should be the same for people in these ethic minority groups to stick on their customs. “I guess no one has the right to intervene once the Dais consider it necessary to hold a celebration for their Songkran Festival.” Some people said. “We will advocate some proper ways which can not only realize the customs but also realize the water-saving. There is a large pool in the center of Songkran Square in Xishuangbanna, which we can sprinkle water in and make a re-use.”, Duan Jianhua, the governor of Xishuangbanna said.
支持:“潑水節(jié)”是傣、布朗、德昂等兄弟民族極為隆重的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日,族人對(duì)其的關(guān)注程度,絲毫不遜于春節(jié)。千百年間,各民族經(jīng)歷了無(wú)數(shù)的大小天災(zāi),漢族人何曾因天人變故而不過(guò)春節(jié)?“傣族人民如果認(rèn)為有必要過(guò)節(jié),我想其他人沒(méi)有權(quán)利干涉”。“我們不提倡大潑特潑,希望大家能節(jié)水、愛(ài)水、護(hù)水。西雙版納潑水廣場(chǎng)有一個(gè)大池子,潑水時(shí)可以進(jìn)池子中潑,這樣可以重復(fù)利用水。”西雙版納州州長(zhǎng)段金華如是說(shuō)。