Sunday, February 28, 2016

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Loy Krathong festival in Thailand

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Loy Krathong Festival, also known as the Lantern festival, it is considered as the most romantic traditional festival of the world with shimmer, fanciful of thousands of scented candles and sky lights .
Festival Loy Krathong in Thailand​

Coming to Thailand right in Songkran festival in April every year, visitors can see the Thais splashing water for praying luck while in November; they can easily catch the romantic image of the couple in the Lantern festival Loy Krathong. Lantern festival is a meaningful holiday and contains the most number of mythology factors of Thais; it is held on the night of December 15 in the Thai calendar.

The word Loy in Thai means floating, Krathong is meant small a small candle or lamp mounted on the raft made of leaves. Loy Krathong is a traditional festival having been over 700 years in history with meaning to pay homage to the god of water and pray God to forgive the actions of people in life when causing water pollution.


When the night falls is also the best moment for Loy Krathong festival to start. These young men and women, couples and their children with lanterns on hand go to Krathong together. In the middle of each Krathong is an aromatic candle, fresh flowers and colorful cloth. After lighting, everyone closes the eyes, prays peace, happiness for the family and relatives. In addition, many couples come here together; they drop the lights to pray for durable love, to become husband and wife soon. In some places, such as in Chiang Mai, this feast also includes flying the huge outdoor lights.

Someday, when you have the opportunity to visit the country of Thailand, at this time, you should stay here and participate in the festival, some supprise things will come to you