Thailand’s beautiful festival of lights delights kids of all ages
Goosebumps time. Is there anything more magical than a gazillion holiday lights shimmering in the dark? Kids and grown-ups delight in the spectacle of Loi Krathong, a Thai full-moon festival. On the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar, this year Loi Krathong is today, Nov. 10.
Locals fashion elaborately decorated boats out of banana leaves to float flowers, candles, coins, food and incense on a river, canal or pond—traditionally to honour the spirit of the waters and symbolically let go of bad feelings. And of course, it’s about fun: raft competitions, fireworks, even beauty contests. Another similar northern Thai festival around the same time, Yi Peng, revolves around releasing hundreds of ethereal floating lanterns, like iridescent jellyfish floating in the night sky.
Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai marks the occasion by launching hundreds of kum loy floating lanterns from the grounds of the resort, letting guests release their own, and sending their wishes up to the heavens. A great opportunity for photos, and a beautiful experience you’re likely never to forget.
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November 27, 2012 at 6:02 am
[...] the river, Pra Mae Khongkha; others to simply sing and dance with family and friends. Also known as Yi Peng in Chiang Mai and Thailand’s northern regions, to mark the occasion we set paper lanterns called [...]
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June 12, 2012 at 12:05 am
[...] background. Then we lit a Thai lantern to send our family wishes up into the air, a very important Thai tradition. We watched the lantern as it flew high into the sky and disappeared into the Koh Samui [...]
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April 3, 2012 at 5:04 pm
[...] great time to visit is November’s Loi Krathong festival of lights celebration where residents launch thousands of candle-lit banana leaf boats [...]
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