The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is extending the opening hours of 33 public parks on Loy Krathong Day next Tuesday. The BMA announced on Friday that the parks will be open from 5am to midnight, so Bangkokians can release their floats to pay respect to the goddess of water. The places where Bangkokians can float their krathongs […]
The full moon night of the 12th lunar month this year falls on 31 October, and TAT has planned special activities in Ayutthaya and five provincial locations.
Loy Krathong is said to be the second biggest festival in Thailand after Songkran. And so when the whole country celebrated Loy Krathong Festival (also known as the Festival of Lights), the Filipinos came along and joined the fun along with Thai locals and other expats. Krathong is a Thai term which refers to a […]
66 domestic flights and 30 international flights will be cancelled, and 44 domestic and 14 international flights rescheduled.
Here are some of the places you can celebrate and fully enjoy Loy Krathong.
Bangkok will open 30 public parks from 5:00am to 12:00midnight on November 11 for the Loy Krathong Festival celebration. Thai locals and tourists can spend the Loy Krathong day with their family and loved ones floating Krathongs in public parks as a thank you sign to mother earth, Thai Residents reported. Here is a list […]
But what really is Loy Krathong anyway? And how can non-Buddhists and non-Thais take part on this celebration?
