Thai – northern clank.

Thai lady an parade

                     “Yee-peng” is the floating festival known as Loy Kratong, “Yee” means 2 in Lanna, “peng” means full moon . It is the 2nd month of the year in the north, but the Other parts of the country is the 12th month of the year by the Thai lunar calendar. It started on the 13th of the month to buy supplies, prepare and cook food for the next day. On the 14th, a big celebration at the temples, and making kratong to put foods and supplies for the needy people as the donation. On the 15th full moon, the time for floating the small krathong in the river or water.
 

Elegrance an parade car	Thai lanna dress an parade can
Thai lanna lady with Katong	Thai lanna man look handsome

                                             Lanna decorated the temples and houses near the streets with lights, ribbons, difference colors. They make floating lanterns with bamboo frame and light paper, put the candles inside and the hot air works like hot air balloon floating the lanterns into the air. Making the night lighted with floating lanterns in the sky.

                  This celebration is one of the most famous festivals of the year. The streets are full of multi-cultural people to enjoy themselves. The sky is full of lights in the sky by the floating lanterns, flying in the wind up and away. Usually the ceremony opens on the first week of November for 3 celebration day.
 

Thai parade car an content

Thai – northern dance show

                       We also would want you to see the beauty contest of Miss Loy Krathong or Miss Nopamas the founder of Loy Kratong. It is part of the celebration every year. Still, there are many activities for the tourists to come and enjoy this spectacular festival of the year in Lanna. It is convenience to travel to Chiang Mai , take the bus at northern bus station and straight to north.