LoyKrathong ( ลอยกระทง ) festival of Thailand.

LoyKrathong ( ลอยกระทง ) festival of Thailand.
Loy Krathong (or Loi Kratong, Thai ลอยกระทง) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand.
Loy Krathong has been the most romantic festival of Thailand, especially in modern times.
LoyKrathong the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November)
"Loi" or "Loy" "means "to float". "Krathong" is a raft about a handspan in diameter traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk (although modern-day versions use specially made bread 'flowers' and may use styrofoam), decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles, incense sticks etc. During the night of the full moon, many people will release a small raft like this on a river. Governmental offices, corporations and other organizations also build much bigger and more elaborate rafts, and these are often judged in contests. In addition, fireworks and beauty contests take place during the festival.


Launched Khom FaiAccording to the writings of H.M. King Rama IV in 1863, the originally Brahmanical festival was adapted by Buddhists in Thailand as a ceremony to honour the original Buddha, Siddhartha Guatama. Apart from venerating the Buddha with light (the candle on the raft), the act of floating away the candle raft is symbolic of letting go of all one's grudges, anger and defilements, so that one can start life afresh on a better foot.People will aswell cut their fingernails and hair and add them to the bulk as a attribute of absolution go of the bad locations of oneself. Many Thai accept that amphibian a krathong will actualize acceptable luck, and they do it to account and acknowledge the Goddess of Water, Phra Mae Khongkha.

The beauty contests that accompany the festival are known as "Noppamas Queen Contests". According to legend, Noppamas was a consort of the Sukothai king Loethai (14th century) and she was the first to float decorated krathongs. The Loi Krathong festival is also associated with the start of vegetable carving.

The Thai tradition of Loy Kratong started off in Sukhothai, but is now celebrated throughout Thailand, with the festivities in Chiang Mai and Ayutthaya being particularly well known.

LoyKratong In Chiang Mai is also known as "Yi Peng". Every year thousands of people assemble to float the banana-leaf krathong onto the waterways of the city, honouring the Goddess of Water. A multitude of Lanna-style hot-air lanterns (khom fai) are also launched into the air where they resemble large flocks of giant fluorescent jellyfish gracefully floating by through the skies. These are believed to help rid the locals of troubles and are also taken to decorate houses and streets.

in kelantan also got the same celebration as well especialy Tumpat area. the minister of tourism malaysia recognize it as a attraction for tourist. a thousand of people are going for the celebration.


เพลง ลอยกระทง
Loykrathong song
and mean of song

วันเพ็ญเดือนสิบสอง
wan-pen duean sip-sawng
The full moon (of) the twelfth month

น้ำก็นองเต็มตลิ่ง
nam gaw nawng dtem dtaling
as water fills to the banks.

เราทั้งหลายชายหญิง
rao tung-laai chai-ying
We, all men and women,

สนุกกันจริงวันลอยกระทง
sanook gun jing wun loy gratong
really have a good time (on) loy krathong day

ลอย ลอยกระทง
loy loy gratong
Float, float the krathongs

ลอย ลอยกระทง
loy loy gratong
Float, float the krathongs


ลอยกระทงกันแล้ว
loy krathong kan laew
After we've floated our krathongs,


ขอเชิญน้องแก้ว
khaw choen nawngkaew
(I) invite (you) my darling

ออกมารำวง
awk maa ramwong
to come out and dance.

รำวงวันลอยกระทง
ramwong wan loy krathong
Ramwong (on) loy krathong day

รำวงวันลอยกระทง
ramwong wan loy krathong
Ramwong (on) loy krathong day

บุญจะส่งให้เราสุขใจ
bun ja song hai rao sukjai
(Making) merit will give us happiness

บุญจะส่งให้เราสุขใจ
bun ja song hai rao sukjai
(Making) merit will give us happiness

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