泰國南傳佛教的重要日子 - 水燈節(วันลอยกระทง)

An important day in Thai Southern Buddhism - Loy Krathong (วันลอยกระทง)

An important day in Thai Southern Buddhism - Loy Krathong (วันลอยกระทง)

On November 19, 2021, the annual Chiang Mai Loy Krathong Festival is the most romantic festival in the world. Thailand's Loy Krathong Festival means praying for blessings and eliminating disasters. According to legend, Loy Krathong is to worship Phra Kone Ka, the river god, and pray to the god of peace and prosperity in the coming year. Putting the water lantern on the water and drifting away with the water also symbolizes that the bad luck, bad luck or bad things and sins accumulated over the year can all go away with the water.

During the Loy Krathong Festival, there will be a river festival like a celebration in Bangkok. Thai people will put their hand-made water lanterns into the river to express their wishes and blessings. Thai people believe that when couples cast water lanterns and sky lanterns together, they can get the blessings of the gods and achieve a romantic marriage.

The "Ten Thousand People Sky Lantern Casting" in Chiang Mai is one of the climaxes of the Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. The reason for casting the sky lanterns is to commemorate the god Phra Thar Jura Manee in the sky and pray for peace and prosperity. The monks prayed for blessings and blessings for everyone, and tens of thousands of sky lanterns were lit and released into the sky, and the sky was as bright as the Milky Way in an instant.

In addition, for Thai people, Loy Krathong is like Valentine's Day, because according to legend, as long as couples put water lanterns by the water together, their love can last for a long time. It will be an unforgettable moment in a lifetime.