Celebrating Loy Krathong
November 12th 2008 The Loy Krathong is one of the biggest celebrations in Thailand. It is traditionally performed on the full moon night of the 12th lunar month, usually a day in November. "Loy" means "to float". "Krathong" is a small raft traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk (although modern-day versions use specially made bread 'flowers' or styrofoam), decorated with elaborately-folded banana le
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