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The most colour festival during the year is Loy Krathong held  on the full moon of the 12th lunar month (usually in November). This is a festival to pay respects to the Mother of Water to ask for forgiveness for polluting the water in the past. Loy means to float and a krathong is a kind of bowl.

On the afternoon of the festival a parade takes place through the city. Krathongs of all shapes and sizes are placed on floats and carried by school children. A typical krathong is made using banana leaves. The base is from the stem of a banana plant. Incense sticks, a candle and flowers are placed inside the krathong. During the evening, thousands of people go down to the river or their local klong (canal) to float their krathongs. They light the candle and incense sticks, say a prayer and then float it on the water. It is a wonderful sight with flickering lights bobbing up and down on the water and fireworks exploding above.

Further Information:

How to make Krathong Loy Krathong Song Lyrics Loy Krathong Parade (2009) Loy Krathong at The Erawan Museum (2009) Loy Krathong at City Hall Plaza (2009)

Loy Krathong at Chang Erawan (2007) Loy Krathong at School (2006) Loy Krathong in Samut Prakan (2006) Loy Krathong Jay (2008) Vegetarian Loy Krathong (2009)

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