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Loi Krathong Festival



Introduction / Believe / Religion


Loy Krathong is one of the important people. With 15 days in 12 lunar months, the Thai lunar calendar. Over the lunar calendar, "often" fall around November. The solar calendar. This tradition is set to exorcise and ask for forgiveness to the Goddess. Some evidence suggests that the worship of Buddha, the Great River tributary Nam Ta. And some evidence that the worship of the saint or the Chargers Cut Mhasawk. In Thailand the Loi Krathong Festival is held in every region across the country. Especially in areas adjacent to rivers or other water sources, which are unique to each area of ​​interest varies.

When the rivers and canals are full of water, the Loi Krathong festival takes place in all parts of Thailand on the full moon night of the Twelfth Lunar month. People bring bowls made of leaves which contain flowers,candles and incense sticks,and float them in the water.
The full moon night of the twelfth lunar month usually in mid November is the time of Loi Krathong festival . Loi Krathong festival is celebrated national -wide in Thailand, especially where there are rivers, canals or sources of water with different characteristics.
Loi Means to float a Krathong, the leaf .
The floating of a Krathong, a banana leaf cup is intended to float away ill fortune as well as to express apologies to Khongkha or Ganga the river goddess.
Loi Krathong is the name of festival celebrated annually on the full-moon Day of the twelfth lunar month. When candles and Joss sticks in Krathong were lit and a small coin,fingernails,hair and flowers launched on the river.