A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Chiang Mai, Thailand by TravelPod blogger Brookaba titled “Loy KrathongFestival” Brookaba’s travel blog entry: “This weekend was the nationwide Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. We debated over whether to go to Sukothai, where the biggest celebration is held every year, or to stay and check it out in Chiang Mai. In the end, the hassle of getting to Sukothai and the uncertainty of finding accommodation in the small town over such a big weekend convinced us to stay put. The people of Chiang Mai, clearly impatient to get the festival started, began playing around with fireworks and firecrackers as early as Thursday night. Loy Krathong must be a festival of miracles… people were setting them off here, there and everywhere with no concern for bystanders or buildings that might be in the way, yet we witnessed no accidents! Saturday night we walked to the Tha Pae Gate to watch a parade and a beauty contest, and of course to eye the markets. I bought some gifts for a few lucky family members. Sunday night was a grand affair. We set off to watch the festivities with a Canadian guy and a Dutch couple Petra had met at the pool. We waded into the sea of people to watch another, bigger parade, then followed the crowd all the way down to the river. The town was complete chaos, with locals and tourists alike setting of fireworks, lighting floating lanterns and generally being a rowdy crowd! Not wanting to miss out on the fun, we …
Thailands Loi Krathong festival! we are in Chiang mai and buy the fireworks from the warrot markets. Beers, girls, fireworks and good times!! Thailand, Chiang mai, Loy Krathong 2010 ลอยกระทง เชียงใหม่
Loy Krathong is a famous Moon festivial in Thailand. See my University students dress up in traditional costumes, the girls look fantastic. RMUTL is a University in Nan Thailand, and I think this is the first time that they produced their own video. Thanks to the cast and crew of Hairspray the movie for providing up with the best soudtrack around. It really helps our university learn English. My thanks to all the teachers and students for helping me put this together.
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Chiang Mai, Thailand by TravelPod blogger Brookaba titled “Loy KrathongFestival” Brookaba’s travel blog entry: “This weekend was the nationwide Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. We debated over whether to go to Sukothai, where the biggest celebration is held every year, or to stay and check it out in Chiang Mai. In the end, the hassle of getting to Sukothai and the uncertainty of finding accommodation in the small town over such a big weekend convinced us to stay put. The people of Chiang Mai, clearly impatient to get the festival started, began playing around with fireworks and firecrackers as early as Thursday night. Loy Krathong must be a festival of miracles… people were setting them off here, there and everywhere with no concern for bystanders or buildings that might be in the way, yet we witnessed no accidents! Saturday night we walked to the Tha Pae Gate to watch a parade and a beauty contest, and of course to eye the markets. I bought some gifts for a few lucky family members. Sunday night was a grand affair. We set off to watch the festivities with a Canadian guy and a Dutch couple Petra had met at the pool. We waded into the sea of people to watch another, bigger parade, then followed the crowd all the way down to the river. The town was complete chaos, with locals and tourists alike setting of fireworks, lighting floating lanterns and generally being a rowdy crowd! Not wanting to miss out on the fun, we …
Here’s a variety of “Isan” dances and music. They can be categorized somewhere between traditional and modern Thai music, the equivalent of Western country music in the US.
Parade of party boats on Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. This is one of the most beautiful sights in Bangkok. Every boat has different theme and different music. It’s like rose ball parade in Los Angeles, only instead of cars, there are boats. Go Thailand. This movie is taken while we were riding on a speedboat back to our hotel. The timing is perfect as this was one of the last transit boats for the day.
(put sound on max to hear properly or go to news.prd.go.th where sound is OK) Young Reporter for Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) 8.30am + maybe FM90.5 Radio Thailand 6pm, both broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, FM108 Mazz Radio 7.30pm in Phuket & Phuket Cable TV Channel 1 at 7, 10.30 or 11pm, Monday 26 November 2007 & news.prd.go.th Today at Horizons Learning Center, as part of our multicultural learning environment, we are celebrating the Thai festival of water, Loy Krathong. As part of our Thai studies curriculum, we held a Loy Krathong Festival to enhance students’ understanding of Thai culture. We started out this morning making Krathongs out of banana trees, banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense. Parents also came along to join in the Krathong-making. Students came to school in Thai costumes and performed dances, fencing and a Loy Krathong play. Let’s listen and watch some highlights One of the more popular performances was the teacher’s dance: Pamela Wetzell, Director, thanked all the participants and parents. Loy Krathong is one of the most beautiful Thai festivals and one that all of us at Horizons Learning Center really enjoyed. This is Ellie Anderson, today’s Young Reporter for Andaman News.
Parade of party boats on Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. This is one of the most beautiful sights in Bangkok. Every boat has different theme and different music. It’s like rose ball parade in Los Angeles, only instead of cars, there are boats. Movie taken from the pier. Go Thailand.
