Loy Krathong 2553
Added 05-March-2010

Loy Krathong is an important Thai Festival held every year on the full moon night of the 12th month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar (Mid-November in the Western calendar). The word loy means to float, and a krathong is a disk cut from the trunk of a banana tree decorated with folded banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks. Another symbol of the festival are Khom Loy which are floating lanterns, both the Krathong and the Khom Loy are used to 'float' or 'fly' away misfortune in the past and ask for good luck in the future.

In the morning the students made their Krathongs in the class to take home and float with their families.

Photo Credits: Kroo Matthew Farrow.