Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong is a special day in some countries. In Thailand, the festival is called Loy Krathong or Loi Krathong.
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| Loy Krathong | |
|---|---|
| Loy Krathong Floating krathong in Chiang Mai | |
| Official name | Loy Krathong[1] |
| Observed by | (The festival happens in) Thailand, Laos (as Boun That Luang), northern Malaysia, Shan in Myanmar, and Xishuangbanna in China, Myanmar (as Tazaungdaing festival), Sri Lanka (as Il Poya), Cambodia (as Bon Om Touk, China (as Lantern Festival), |
| Type | Asian |
| Significance | Worship and ask for forgiveness from Goddess of water Ganga, worship the Buddha's hair pagoda in the heaven[2] |
| Date | Full moon of the 12th Thai month |
| 2023 date | 27 November[3] |
| 2024 date | 15 November[4] |
| Related to | Tazaungdaing festival (in Myanmar), Mid-Autumn Festival (in China),, Bon Om Touk (in Cambodia), Il Poya (in Sri Lanka), Boita Bandana (in Odisha, India) |
The day happens once every year. In the evening, part of what happens, is that crowds of people go to temples and beaches. (Note: temples often have a small pond or pool; those pools are not for swimming.) At beaches and temples, many individuals have (each) one hand-held float that has a candle that is lit. The float is placed into the water (at a beach or in the pond at the temples). The floats are then (let go or) released into the water.
The day, is a custom.
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- ↑ "ประเพณี ลอยกระทง" [Loi Krathong tradition]. Ministry of Culture (in Thai). 2015-01-22. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ↑ ธนากิต. ประเพณี พิธีมงคล และวันสำคัญของไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : ชมรมเด็ก, ๒๕๓๙.
- ↑ "วันลอยกระทง 2566 วันที่เท่าไร มีจังหวัดไหนจัดงานบ้าง". Thairath (in Thai). 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Loi Krathong Festival 2022". Tourism Authority of Thailand. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.