snoop1130 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Following the Loy Krathong Festival Bangkok’s waterways were cleared of nearly 640,000 Krathongs, most of which were crafted from natural, biodegradable materials. In addition, over 3,000 digital Krathongs were seen floating in Klong Ong Ang, yesterday (November 27). Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) employees got to work at 8pm on the festival night and collected and sorted through the traditional floating baskets by 5am the following day. The total count of Krathongs, as reported by BMA spokesperson Ekwaranyu Amrapan, was 639,828 – an increase of 67,226 or 11.74% when compared to the previous year. Of the total Krathongs collected, 618,951 or 96.7% were made from environmentally friendly materials such as banana tree trunks, banana leaves, cassava, cane bagasse, and bread. This figure is a slight increase from last year’s 95.7%. The remaining 3.26% or 20,877 floating baskets were made from styrofoam, a decrease from last year’s 4.30%. By Mitch Connor Caption: Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-28 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Daley Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) Magical god takes away the bad things. Magical god also poisons and pollutes the entire cities water supply. Edited November 28, 2023 by Chris Daley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 4 hours ago, snoop1130 said: 96.7% were made from environmentally friendly materials The occasional success story. It is nice when they come along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likerdup1 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Hopefully they won't all be taken someplace, piled up and burned... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Following the Loy Krathong Festival Bangkok’s waterways were cleared of nearly 640,000 Krathongs, most of which were crafted from natural, biodegradable materials. Of course they counted every one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: In addition, over 3,000 digital Krathongs were seen floating in Klong Ong Ang, yesterday (November 27). Please can someone enlighten me. What is digital about a krathong? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PETERTHEEATER Posted November 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2023 45 minutes ago, Muhendis said: Please can someone enlighten me. What is digital about a krathong? Attendees to a 'digital' krathong venue are invited to draw and colour their personal krathong onto a prepared format sheet. The organisers then scan the design and use software to prepare a digital copy which is projected on the the surface of the water in full colour and detail including a floating movement. No physical presence, no contamination, no cleanup. 😀 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 26 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Attendees to a 'digital' krathong venue are invited to draw and colour their personal krathong onto a prepared format sheet. The organisers then scan the design and use software to prepare a digital copy which is projected on the the surface of the water in full colour and detail including a floating movement. No physical presence, no contamination, no cleanup. 😀 Yeah. OK. That's good although it seems entirely strange to me. I wonder what the water god thinks of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Muhendis said: Yeah. OK. That's good although it seems entirely strange to me. I wonder what the water god thinks of it. Just for the confused among us Loy Krathong, or the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular festivals in Thailand. Originally a ritual to honor and seek forgiveness from the Goddess of Water, https://www.thailandnow.in.th/event/loy-krathong-festival/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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