For three days in a row, Loy Krathong was held in Chiang Mai. Fair saying we learned about it, purely by chance. When tried to buy Bangkok-Chiang Mai train tickets, and tickets for the near future are not it turned out that everyone was traveling to a holiday in the north of Thailand. Guess that it is in Chiang Mai that this action takes place the most enchanting.
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On the day of the holiday everyone found out about him, even those who did not want anything. know. On the streets every minute firecrackers exploded, launched rockets and thundered salute. Therefore, there were only two options, either try to sleep or go and join.
Here is the link there is information (in English, really) regarding both holidays in 2012 and the schedule of all events.
Loy krathong festival
Loy Kratnog is an ancient holiday in Thailand symbolizing the end of the rainy season, and held in November. Loy translated to sail, Kratong – a small boat. All locals buy small craton and immerse them in the water, thereby thanks to the goddess of water for the rains and letting go with the floating raft all your sins and sorrows. Reminds holiday of Ivan Kupala. Loy Krathong is as important a holiday for Thais as the new one. year.
Do on the spot and sell craton
Starting a craton on a long journey
Kratong float on the water, taking away all the troubles away
Everywhere in the city candles are burning, both inside the houses and on the streets, and on the river channel the paper figures of local folklore shine.
Candles throughout Chiang Mai
Glowing shapes on the water
Glowing figures throughout Chiang Mai
Whole chiang mai is on fires
Yee peng festival
The Yi Peng Festival is also being held in Chiang Mai at the same time. (Yee Peng). Thousands of rice paper lanterns soar into the sky, black sky it looks especially beautiful. This action symbolizes the ascension of some Buddhist saint on heaven.
Folded lanterns sell at every corner.
The police help to run the lights correctly.
We are waiting for the hot air to fill all the space.
Launch burning designs in the sky
Burning flashlight flies into the sky
Lanterns ply the black sky
Thais, as I understand it, love to have fun. Therefore holidays in Thailand, they arrange their own, in the number of Loy Krathong – launch kratony in a long voyage and balls into the heavens, explode millions of kilograms of pyrotechnics. Organized is only parade on the waterfront, but dancing on public scenes. Though not wonder if this was done almost without participation authorities.
Dances in public areas
Dances in public areas
Musical group
You can eat at every corner.
I always thought that monasticism is something humble. But, seeing as buddhist monk kids celebrate Loy Kratong, i wondered if my childhood was right and whether it was time go to religion is not too late. The noise from them was even greater than from the crowds of people on the waterfront near Foot Bridge, and see how passers-by are jumping up from the explosion of firecrackers. Near Buddhist temple can be run lantern in the sky on the speculative price of 80 baht, when everywhere such a cost 35 baht.
The kids launch lights in the sky
Children launch lights into the sky – Loy Kratong and Yi Peng festival
Buddhist temple
Lanterns near the Buddhist temple
Despite the good atmosphere and beauty of the holiday, is located in the crowd is quite difficult, especially in places of the epicenter of fun – crush, very noisy, constantly jumping up from explosions near you, and flying and burning designs strive to fall on the head. However, I was pleased that there were no irresponsible drunk people and fights
All of Chiang Mai gathered on the waterfront
The whole crowd walks together and launches flashlights
I wonder how many people suffered in the end, he personally saw how a burning lantern almost flew into the window of the house. In general, we had enough somewhere for half an hour stay in the center of the holiday, the rest of the time we just walked around the city watching the processions of burning aerial balls plying the sky.
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