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| − | At the end of the Kathin Festival season, when the rivers and canals are full of water, the Loy Krathong Festival takes place in all parts of Thailand on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. People bring bowls made of leaves (which contain flowers), candles and incense sticks, and float them in the water. As they go, all bad luck is supposed to disappear. The traditional practice of Loy Krathong was originally meant to pay homage to the holy footprint of the Buddha on the beach of the Namada River in India. | + | At the end of the Kathin Festival season, when the rivers and canals are full of water, the [[Loy Krathong Festival]] takes place in all parts of [[Thailand]] on the [[full moon]] night of the twelfth lunar month. People bring bowls made of leaves (which contain flowers), candles and [[incense]] sticks, and float them in the water. As they go, all bad luck is supposed to disappear. The [[traditional]] practice of [[Loy Krathong]] was originally meant to pay homage to the holy [[footprint of the Buddha]] on the beach of the {{Wiki|Namada River}} in [[India]]. |
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Revision as of 03:48, 7 July 2013
At the end of the Kathin Festival season, when the rivers and canals are full of water, the Loy Krathong Festival takes place in all parts of Thailand on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. People bring bowls made of leaves (which contain flowers), candles and incense sticks, and float them in the water. As they go, all bad luck is supposed to disappear. The traditional practice of Loy Krathong was originally meant to pay homage to the holy footprint of the Buddha on the beach of the Namada River in India.
