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Loy Krathong Festival 2009

 

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The Loy Krathong festival always takes place on the first full-moon night of the twelfth lunar month.

The custom of placing hand-made floats decorated with flowers and candles on waterways is believed to go
back over 700 years to the Sukhothai Historical Period ,which was the formulative period for what became Siam & today is modern day Thailand.

The word “Loy” means to float and “Krathong” is a small vessel made from banana leaves which can float on water. A candle is placed in the krathong, along with incense sticks and small coins. A wish is then made and the “krathong” is sent floating down the river.

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