Special Day

Loy Krathong Day

In Thailand, there is one of the special days that everyone in Thailand knows well because today, you can see the gorgeous full moon shining beautifully in the sky and you can enjoy the festival established around the place nearby water, such as canal, lake, pond, and river. This special day is Loy Krathong day.

Loy Krathong day, which is the full-moon day of the twelfth lunar month (November), is the special day of Thailand but it’s not the holiday. The purpose of this day is to apologize humbly to the goddess Kongkha, who is goddess of the water, by floating Kratong, which is banana-leaves cub with one candle and three incense-sticks, in the water. The ceremony of Loy Krathong day will be provided at night time around the place nearby water. You can enjoy the festival providing many things for you, such as game zone, food shop, toy shop, and especially “Kratong”. Kratong is not only the thing very important in this festival but also is the symbol of Loy Krathong day because if we don’t have Kratong in Loy Krathong day, how can we call it Loy Krathong day? Actually, you can add something precious into this banana-leaves cub, such as coin and bill. People believed that bringing the money into the Kratong, it will bring more money back to them as the Thai idiom, Ngern Thong Lai Ma Tay Ma, gaining a lot of money. Besides, you can go to the temple for bowing the Buddha statue, praying, and making a merit. Finally, the special thing of this ceremony is the perfect beautiful firework especially provided for this day and at the end, you can enjoy the concert of musician and the famous singer. That’s very amazing!

Loy Krathong day is not only the day people do apologize for the goddess Kongkha but you can also do and enjoy many activities. So, don’t forget to go out on this day because it can make you feel good by the shining light in the water from Kratong and the festival that has many things provided for you.

Non-restrictive

          Loy Krathong day, which is the full-moon day of the twelfth lunar month (November),

          Kongkha, who is goddess of the water,

          Kratong, which is banana-leaves cub with one candle and three incense-sticks,

Such as

          such as canal, lake, pond, and river.

          such as game zone, food shop, toy shop, and especially “Kratong”

          such as coin and bill

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