Kong Khao ceremonies bring Songkran to close

PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s Thai New Year season closed on a traditional note with the annual Kong Khao festival.

 

Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya opened the April 20 event at Lan Po Public Park in Naklua.

 

The day started early with sports and games from 9 a.m., including sea boxing, slingshots, sepak takraw, checkers and chess.

 

Thanakrit Jainim won the adult team slingshot competition with Manit Luckitanon and Wirat Junsamuth next. In the General bracket, the winner was Boonma Usabai, followed by Chana Usabai and Suttiporn Phoon. First prize was 5,000 baht with 4,000 baht for second and 3,000 baht for third.

 

In the youth competition, Padipat Suksabai won the first-place 3,000 prize with Jakapob Tae winning 2,000 baht for second and Padipan Suksabai 1,000 baht for third.

 

Nightfall saw the spiritual side of the rice piling ceremony, with people dressed as devils and angels with a parade of the spirts who inspected all the piled-up food and treats.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/news/kong-khao-ceremonies-bring-songkran-to-close-253338

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-04-26--

Look at the poor little mite whose Mum ran out of shoe polish.

Can we now say it's over in Pattaya and come out of hiding?