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| − | At the end of the [[Kathin]] {{Wiki|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]]. | + | At the end of the [[Kathin]] {{Wiki|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]]), {{Wiki|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 21:37, 16 September 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.
