I was at the Ton pa yom market this morning and actually had a camera with me ! Officially
Loi Kratong is celebrated on the full moon night which is tonight. On the night of Loi Kratong people of all ages go down to the rivers or wherever there is flowing water carrying a Kratong: a floating cup made of banana leaf or colored paper each containing a candle, incense sticks and flowers, which will flow along in the water as an expression of reverence for water,
You can buy your kratongs or make them yourself.
My oldest kids made some at school
and I’ve bought a cut of banana trunk, a banana leaf and some flowers to try and make my own. No, I won’t float mine down the river. Mine will stay on the table with a candle in it. Oh the freedom of being a foreigner !
My oldest kids made some at school
and I’ve bought a cut of banana trunk, a banana leaf and some flowers to try and make my own. No, I won’t float mine down the river. Mine will stay on the table with a candle in it. Oh the freedom of being a foreigner !
hahaha, just you wait until all those biological materials start to decay, then you’ll wish you had seen that Kratong of yours floating down peacefully elsewhere than standing idly on the table.
The colors! Beautiful.
They are sooooo pretty! I miss doing this; the sight of these floating on the dark water is just so beautiful.