ลอยกระทง

I have now witnessed ลอยกระทง (Loy Krathong). The central feature of this full moon festival is the launching of little banana leaf boats. These boats are equipped with incense and candles. They may also be loaded with hair clippings, nail clippings, and coins. At their launching, wishes are made/prayers are said. The goal is that the sins and bad luck from the past year will float away with the boat.

My friend took me to a college campus where there were all kinds of happenings: food stands, a beauty contest, carnival games, etc. The water wasn’t all that pretty. Some photos from other places are quite impressive.

Not dazzled by the water, I turned my camera and my eye to the sky. In addition to launching candles on the water, people where launching fires into the sky. You can check my video of these โคมไฟ here 18MB or 1MB.

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2 responses to “ลอยกระทง”

  1. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    What was the noise level like (firecrackers, etc.)?

  2. Mrs. Miller Avatar
    Mrs. Miller

    Hi Micah,
    The 18MB video didn’t work for me, but the smaller one did. I can see what you mean about the water not being very impressive. The hot air ballooons were pretty…but you have to wonder how many of them start fires when they come down.
    I saw Amy Myers last week at the Capital Theatre. Kevin was in a play and I was in the will call box handing out tickets. She brought Abby to see Miracle on 34th Street.
    May God give you wisdom as you train for the marathon.

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