Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events

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Patong candle-lit ceremony returns for 15th anniversary tsunami memorial events

By The Phuket News

 

The candle-lit ceremony to remember those lost to the tsunami will return as part of the memorial services held at Patong beach on Thursday. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: The main annual tsunami memorial event, this year marking 15 years since the disaster, will be held at the traditional location of Loma Park in Patong this Thursday (Dec 26), Patong Municipality confirmed today.

 

The official memorial ceremony will start at 6pm, followed a candle-lit ceremony, for years known as “Light Up Phuket”, which returns this year after being removed from formal memorial event last year.

 

Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup explained last year that organisers wanted to reduce the emotional impact of those still suffering from the loss that the tsunami brought. 

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-candle-lit-ceremony-returns-for-15th-anniversary-tsunami-memorial-events-74108.php

 

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