From Thailand to Gautier, monk transforms home into temple ISABELLE TAFT, The Sun-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Festival attendees pour water on the monks at Wat Budhametta Mahabaramee in Gautier, Miss., on April 11, 2021. During Songkran, water symbolizes the washing away of wrongdoing and bad things from the past year. (Isabelle Taft/The Sun Herald via AP)Isabelle Taft/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6Montha Patrick, a native of Thailand, and her husband and son traveled from Brandon, Miss., to celebrate Songkran, or Thai New Year, at Wat Buddhametta Mahabaramee in Gautier, Miss., on April 11, 2021. (Isabelle Taft/The Sun Herald via AP)Isabelle Taft/APShow MoreShow Less