Day 18: A Festival of Lights and a Chat with Monks
November 1st 2009 We are so lucky.
Today is the first day of one of the most important festivals in Chiang Mai; we weren't aware of this when we'd initially mapped out the dates.
Loi Krathong is a 2-day festival that celebrates the harvest and the end of the rainy season, and always takes place during a full moon (tomorrow night). People pour into Chiang Mai from all over Thailand to do three things:
1. Pa
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