Loy Krathong

The full moon night of November is "Loy Krathong Day". This is celebrated on the full moon in November. The word loy means to float, and a krathong is a banana leaf cup. People place a candle and incense sticks in their krathongs and then float them on a local river or pond.  The leaf cup is used to hold something. Loy Krathong is, therefore, the floating of lights in a leaf cup. During October and November, all the rivers and canals in the lowlands are flooded and the waters in some places overflow their banks.

Where to Celebrate Loy Kratong
Loy Kratong is celebrated throughout Thailand. In Bangkok, most people flock to the banks of the Chao Phraya river to float their kratongs, although large restaurants with ponds are also popular. Note that these restaurants as well as those on the banks of the river, are often fully booked weeks in advance. You should be sure to make reservations well in advance if you want to celebrate Loy Kratong at these places.

Loy Kratong in Chiang Mai has the added feature of a parallel festival called Yi Peng. Yi Peng is celebrated by launching hot air balloons made of rice paper into the night sky. The night sky is literally filled with thousands of these bright lights shining like a moving river of stars. It's a truly magical sight that can't really be captured in a picture.

This clip vdo is song of Loykrathong Festival , all thai people can sing this song since they was child. In addition, there have thai dance call "Ram Thai". Is very impressive tradition , right?