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Loy Krathong MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443] Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens. Destinations: Pathum Thani province \| Nonthaburi province \| Mae Hong Son \| Buriram province \| Ko Tao \| Sukhothai \| Ko Phi Phi \| Uttaradit province \| Khao Yai National Park \| Nakorn Chaisri \| Phimai \| Ko Phangan \| Chonburi province \| Lopburi \| Ranong \| Satun province \| Nakhon Ratchasima \| Lampang \| Ko Sichang \| Narathiwat Province \| Hua Hin \| Mae Sot \| Khon Kaen province \| Phetchaburi \| Yasothon province \| Surat Thani \| Golden Triangle \| Hat Yai \| Songkhla province \| Tak province \| Thailand \| Phang Nga province \| Kanchanaburi province \| Samut Songkhram province \| Krabi \| Nakhon Phanom \| Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng \| Chachoengsao province \| Ko Chang \| Khon Kaen \| Chumphon \| Ko Samui \| Surin province \| Chiang Mai \| Nakhon Pathom province \| Loei province \| Nong Khai province \| Phuket \| Udon Thani \| Ayutthaya \| Kampaengphet \| Ubon Ratchathani \| Bangkok \| Phitsanulok \| Lancang-Mekong River \| Nakhon Si Thammarat province \| Chiangrai province \| Ko Samet \| Umphang \| Rayong \| River Kwai \| Mae Sai \| Ban Chiang \| Savannakhet \| Pattaya Topics: Travel \| Art \| Ancient History \| Festivals \| Adventure \| 20th Century History \| Religion \| Traditions \| Ecotourism \| Culture \| Nature \| For Kids
Amazing Ruins of Ayutthaya ARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232] Ayutthaya , whose name means “undefeatable” in Sanskrit, may not be as popular as Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Phuket but it’s one of the many places in Thailand that’s... Destinations: Malaysia \| Singapore \| Manila \| Woodlands \| Changi \| Baguio \| Ayutthaya \| Philippines \| Bangkok \| Boracay Island \| Johor Bahru \| Tagaytay City \| Laguna \| Seoul \| Korea, S \| Kuala Lumpur \| Mindanao \| Thailand \| Cebu Topics: Travel \| People \| Photography \| Beaches & Resorts \| Shopping \| National Parks \| Festivals \| Ecotourism \| Culture \| Nature \| Architecture
Loy Krathong Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] As with many traditional festivals, the Thai festival of Loy Krathong, known as Yi Peng in the north, has many conflicting explanations of its purposes. Is it a Brahmanic rite honoring the dead? A... Destinations: Thailand \| Bangkok Topics: Festivals \| Traditions
A Wet Hot Summer: The Thai New Year Celebration Grace Rauh - grauh [98] I glowered at my adversary across the crowd of people. We were both armed. I reached for my weapon but he shot first, spraying my face with a concentrated stream of ice-cold water. His face twisted... Destinations: Thailand \| Bangkok Topics: People \| Festivals \| Traditions
The wetter the better: Thailand's Songkran festival Donald Gilliland - dgilliland [4,035] Imagine this scene: scads of Clampett-like hillbilly families crammed into the back of pickup trucks, chugging along in bumper-to-bumper traffic and squirting water at other vehicles and pedestrians. Destinations: Thailand \| Bangkok Topics: Culture \| Travel \| Festivals
Festivals of Thailand Ee Lin Wan - eelin [4,107] Not many countries can match Thailand in the sheer number and variety of its traditional festivals, which seem to be holding their own pretty well against the rapid development and modernization of... Destinations: Thailand \| Bangkok Topics: Culture \| Festivals
Songkran in Bangkok Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] A story told with photos. Destinations: Thailand \| Bangkok Topics: Festivals \| Religion \| Traditions

Loy Krathong

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.

Destinations: Pathum Thani province | Nonthaburi province | Mae Hong Son | Buriram province | Ko Tao | Sukhothai | Ko Phi Phi | Uttaradit province | Khao Yai National Park | Nakorn Chaisri | Phimai | Ko Phangan | Chonburi province | Lopburi | Ranong | Satun province | Nakhon Ratchasima | Lampang | Ko Sichang | Narathiwat Province | Hua Hin | Mae Sot | Khon Kaen province | Phetchaburi | Yasothon province | Surat Thani | Golden Triangle | Hat Yai | Songkhla province | Tak province | Thailand | Phang Nga province | Kanchanaburi province | Samut Songkhram province | Krabi | Nakhon Phanom | Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng | Chachoengsao province | Ko Chang | Khon Kaen | Chumphon | Ko Samui | Surin province | Chiang Mai | Nakhon Pathom province | Loei province | Nong Khai province | Phuket | Udon Thani | Ayutthaya | Kampaengphet | Ubon Ratchathani | Bangkok | Phitsanulok | Lancang-Mekong River | Nakhon Si Thammarat province | Chiangrai province | Ko Samet | Umphang | Rayong | River Kwai | Mae Sai | Ban Chiang | Savannakhet | Pattaya
Topics: Travel | Art | Ancient History | Festivals | Adventure | 20th Century History | Religion | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Nature | For Kids

Amazing Ruins of Ayutthaya

ARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232]

Ayutthaya , whose name means “undefeatable” in Sanskrit, may not be as popular as Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Phuket but it’s one of the many places in Thailand that’s...

Destinations: Malaysia | Singapore | Manila | Woodlands | Changi | Baguio | Ayutthaya | Philippines | Bangkok | Boracay Island | Johor Bahru | Tagaytay City | Laguna | Seoul | Korea, S | Kuala Lumpur | Mindanao | Thailand | Cebu
Topics: Travel | People | Photography | Beaches & Resorts | Shopping | National Parks | Festivals | Ecotourism | Culture | Nature | Architecture

Ban Chang, Thailand. Two students perform traditional dance to celebrate Loy Kratong. In their left hands they hold a lotus flower containing a candle.

Loy Krathong

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

As with many traditional festivals, the Thai festival of Loy Krathong, known as Yi Peng in the north, has many conflicting explanations of its purposes. Is it a Brahmanic rite honoring the dead? A...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Festivals | Traditions

A Wet Hot Summer: The Thai New Year Celebration

Grace Rauh - grauh [98]

I glowered at my adversary across the crowd of people. We were both armed. I reached for my weapon but he shot first, spraying my face with a concentrated stream of ice-cold water. His face twisted...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: People | Festivals | Traditions

The wetter the better: Thailand's Songkran festival

Donald Gilliland - dgilliland [4,035]

Imagine this scene: scads of Clampett-like hillbilly families crammed into the back of pickup trucks, chugging along in bumper-to-bumper traffic and squirting water at other vehicles and pedestrians.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Culture | Travel | Festivals

These Krathongs are released on the nearest body of water in a yearly offering to the Goddess of the water. Loy Krathong festival, Thailand.

Festivals of Thailand

Ee Lin Wan - eelin [4,107]

Not many countries can match Thailand in the sheer number and variety of its traditional festivals, which seem to be holding their own pretty well against the rapid development and modernization of...