What is Loy Krathong Festival ?
Loy Krathong is Thailand’s very own ‘festival of lights’. A national event, it is held annually on the evening of the 12th lunar month, usually in the first half of November. Celebration involves various rituals at the Buddhist temples around Phuket, but the most famous and popular part is the launching of a krathong – a floating lantern carrying candles and joss sticks, as well as all of your wishes. As any large body of water is illuminated with thousands of little lights, it creates a magical, wondrous sight.
Best Places to celebrate Loy Krathong
Asiatique The Riverfront
Traveling places and shopping beside Chao Phraya River. There are many activities such as selling krathong, demonstrating how to do krathong, simulating “Rub-Bua” tradition, taking retro photo, demonstrating ancient Thai fireworks, demonstrating fish mobile, playing Muay Ta Lay
Rama VIII Bridge
It is another gorgeous place for Loy Krathong festival. With the good view of the bridge, the light of candles from krathong floating fully on the surface of water. That’s why this place is still being famous to float Krathong every year.
Wat Arun Ratchawararam
Another one special place that went for Loy-Krathong festival which has an ancient waterfront temple atmosphere. The temple is magnificent and has traditional reflects to the good cultural roots in the past, so it is organize every year.
