Loy Gra Tong
November 4th 2006 Loy Gra Tong is a day where people release a slice of Banana tree wrapped in a banana leaf and decorated with various flowers (of personal choice) as well as a candle and possibly food. It is thought that with the departure of this boat-like tree part, one's bad deeds are also washed away with the water.
I was still with my first host family, Coun Sutin, at the time. Given the fact that they w
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