Jammu, April 27 -- April brings not only spring showers but also a flurry of celebrations across multiple regions of Asia as communities mark harvests and usher in their New Year with traditions dating back centuries. From the vibrant Vaisakhi festivities in India to the gleeful water fights of Songkran in Thailand, numerous Asian cultures have long taken this month to express gratitude for bountiful crops through rituals, prayers and merriment with family and friends.

In North India, the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi is especially vibrant, with joyous processions to gurdwaras featuring collective hymn singing. Other Indian states like Kerala, Maharashtra and Assam each observe their own New Year around this time with rituals and feasting as...