Pattaya celebrates the Loy Krathong Festival 2012

PATTAYA:--Thousands converged on Pattaya City on Wednesday Night to celebrate the Loy Krathong Festival.

Hotels and Restaurants hosted private Loy Krathong Party’s while others went down to Pattaya and Jomtien Beaches with family and friends to float their “Krathongs” which is said to offer those who take part, good luck and prosperity for the coming year.

Loy Krathong or the Festival of Floating Bowls is the most beautiful of all the Thai Buddhist festivals. It is celebrated all over Thailand with great fervor on the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. The scene of illuminated bowls floating over the water captures the heart of the viewer. In Thai language, Loy means ‘to float’ and Krathong means ‘a little basket-boat containing small flowers and other offerings’. The “Krathongs” are launched over the water. Buddhists regard the ritual as a symbol of the journey of human soul across the world of flesh and blood.

Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/67063/pattaya-celebrates-loy-krathong-festival-2012/

-- Pattaya One 2012-11-28

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Which part of the word Loy Krathong means bomb as they are throwing them around here continiously for the past 9 hours.

I can't call this fireworks anymore.

Usual over the top madness, definatly a night to stay in around Marbrachan lake, undoubtedly will be a few more deaths, ahh then we have christmas and new year coming

Traditional festival a wonderful evening in Pattaya

PATTAYA:--Loy Krathong festival celebrates on Pattaya Beaches and lakes

Pattaya woke up this morning, or perhaps much of it is still in bed, after a fabulous Loy Kratong festival. Despite the driving rainstorms of the daylight hours, as evening fell, the storms left the region and, whilst muddy and damp, every single Thai man, woman and child attended one of the numerous festivals around local lakes, rivers and of course the ocean.

The sky was alight with fireworks and Chinese lanterns as people of all ages enjoyed the most famous of Thailand’s traditional celebrations.

Full story:http://www.pattaya103.com/traditional-festival-a-wonderful-evening-in-pattaya/

--Pattaya 103 FM 2012-11-29

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