The most romantic festival?

Can you imagine what happen to the dark night sky?
Many hot-air floating lanterns are amazingly fullfilled the sky with the romantic lights.

These are "Khom Loy" or "Floating lanterns", which are let off in the traditional festival of "Loy Krathong" (ลอยกระทง). With the belief of letting off the lantern is to let go the grief or sadness away, at night a great number of floating lanterns are let off and fill the sky with romantic atmosphere.

With such spectacular scene of floating lanterns, it cannot be denied that Loy Krathong is one of the most romantic festival in Thailand, or probably in the world.

Dazzling Loy Krathong Festival is coming

Loy Krathong Festival

Loy Krathong Festival is one of the most dazzling festival in Thailand.
"Loy" means "to float", Krathong is a circular floating objects decorated with beautiful flowers and a candle and incense sticks.
Each year the Loy Krathong festival does not run on the same date, but the date is determined by the Lunar Calendar. Loy Krathong festival is celebrated on full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. This year, 2009, the date falls upon Monday 2 November.

Couples are looking forward to launching the "Krathong" together to predict the romance future by the direction the Krathongs float.

There are many places in Bangkok that will be holding the celebration.
Popular places for Loy Krathong evening include Chao Phraya River, Rama IIX Bridge, Santichaiprakan Park on Phra Artit Road, Benjasiri Park or Queen's Park on Sukhumvit Road, Benjakiti Park on Ratchada Pisek Road and other waterways and universities.

If you are in Thailand during the festival, make sure you do not miss a shot!

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Loy Krathong Song

Famous Loy Krathong song that can be sung by every Thais.