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Video of Loy Krathong in Hua Hin

Video of Loy Krathong in Hua Hin

Video of Loy Krathong in Hua Hin

Loy Krathong is one of Thailand’s most colourful and celebrated festivals. It is celebrated on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar (which usually falls in November on our Western Calendar).

A krathong (“a basket to be floated on water”) is made from a slice of the trunk of a banana tree and is decorated with banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. On the night of the full moon, Thais have a parade featuring beautiful floats, colorful traditional costumes as well as lots of singing and dancing. They then launch their krathong on a river, canal or the ocean, making a wish as they do so. The tradition originates from an ancient ritual paying respect to the water spirits.

Parade days differ slightly from city to city – here in Hua Hin the 2014 festivities were held on November 5th. Here is a short video with some of the highlights from a very impressive parade (our favorite floats at the 1:40 and 2:37 marks).
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  1. Carol

    December 20, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    Wow, colourful is the word! And such a worthwhile, celebratory thing for all the people involved to work on together, and then bring a visual feast, joy and happiness to everyone seeing the parade… uplifts me on a day when my heart is heavy thinking about all the human energy being spent on the terrible things going on around the world..

    Wishing both of you peace, love and joy in this Christmas season and always.
    C.

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    • Frank (bbqboy)

      December 21, 2014 at 3:40 am

      Thank you Carol!! Love having you as a subscriber, been nice getting to know you the last few months.
      We hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your family.
      Frank & Lissette

      Reply
  2. Jessica Hill

    November 24, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    Such a beautiful holiday! This takes me back to when I was there. I was able to dress up in traditional Thai dress and be part of the parade! How fun.

    Reply
    • Frank (bbqboy)

      November 25, 2014 at 1:14 am

      Really! Yes, that must have been fun 🙂

      Reply

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