Yibeng!
Last Saturday I went to Mae Jo University with a friend for the annual Yibeng festival event. Thousands of kom lois (lanterns) are let off simultaneously. There is quite a ceremony as it is seen as a prayer for peace and goodness. Yibeng is a northern Thai word for part of the Loy Kratong festival and holiday, which is November 2, but celebrated October 31-November 3. More to come on that later…
lanterns are lit on tiki-torch-type things
here I am lighting our lantern – it’s almost ready to go!
there goes our lantern…
… and this is what they all look like together
it was an amazing thing to see
These photos are amazing. Unfortunately they set my expectations way too high for Bangkok’s Loy Kratong. 🙂 Still, it was a neat experience and the weather was perfect.
i love the one of the lanterns all in the air. so great! and such a fire hazard. ha. i need to come visit and play with some thai children.
definitely. they will love you.