Tue and me with khom loy

Paper stars....

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November 26th 2007
Loi Krathong (Thai ลอยกระทง) is an annual festival held on the full moon of the 12 month (of the lunar calendar, usually in November), whereby people release krathongs (banana leaves with flowers and incense) into the river to honor the Goddess of Water, Phra Mae Khongkha. According to the story, Nang Nopamas, a royal consort of King Ramkhamhaeng (the founder of Sukhothai), made ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more