Festivals in Penang 16-So beautiful Krathong

Pictures taken by Betrand Linet and kindly given to me to show you a good pictures on the Krathong on the sea. Photo prise par Betrand Linet qui a tres gentiment bien voulu me la donner pour vous montrer une bonne photo des Krathongs sur la mer.

Festivals in Penang

November 19th 2011
Hello, Today I’ll tell you about 2 festivals I saw in Penang. The 1st one was Loy Krathong, also called festival of lights. This is a Thai festival but it is celebrated here too, as it is so close to Thailand. “Loy” means “to float” and Krathong is the receptacle in shape of lotus that people put on the water. The festival is celebrated on the full moon on the 12th month of the lunar c ... read more

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