Chiang Mai Yi Peng Festival 2008

In Chiang Mai the annual Loi Krathong ceremony coincides with the traditional Lanna Yi Peng Festival (Festival of Lights).

Commonly called Sky Lanterns, the Yi Peng Festival involves the launching skywards of thousands of tubular lantern hot air balloons called Khome Loi as an offering to Buddha and to cast away grief, misery and ill-fortunes.

The lanterns are constructed using traditional bamboo formed into hoops and then coated with either tracing paper or Saa Paper made from the branches and leaves of the mulberry tree.

A small candle placed in the base provides the hot air to fill the paper envelope and float the lantern gently skywards. This is field edited news footage.

More on Thailands Loy Krathong and the Chiang Mai Yi Peng Festival can be found here: http://photojourn.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/loi-krathong-festival-and-chiang-m...—festivals-of-floating-lights/

A pictorial feature on the Chiang Mai Loi Krathong and Yi Peng festivals can be found here: http://photojourn.wordpress.com/chiang-mai-loi-krathong-and-yi-peng-festival-...

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