Loi Krathong - Candles at Wat Pan Tao, Chiangmai, Thailand 2009

Loi Krathong - The Festival of Lights - was held on the full month of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar, which fell on 1-3 Nov this year. Many Thai believe that floating a krathong will create good luck, and they do it to honor and thank the Goddess Mae Khongkha, the mother of water.

Loi means "to float". Krathong is small floats decorated with flowers, incense, and candles.
They also have large paper lanterns released to the sky called Khom Loi.

This was our first Loi Krathong - it was amazingly very beautiful. Flowers, candles, lanterns, and fireworks were everywhere. It was so colorful and romantic :-)

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