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Loy Krathong 2018 – A Festival of Lights!

MbbkkLoy Lrathong 2008 172, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons

 

Loy Kratong also was known as the ‘Lantern Festival’ is celebrated by releasing lotus shaped baskets and flowers onto the rivers. Every year, this festival falls in the month of November at the end of the rainy season. Loy Kratong 2018 was successfully held from 22nd to 24th November 2018 in Thailand. Both locals, as well as tourists who took part in the lantern festival, were enthralled by the sheer delight of setting the baskets afloat. It was an existing experience, especially for first-time visitors. Those who headed to Asiatique, the riverfront night market was able to experience the festival as the locals go along with some of the impressive shows. After sharing the colourful moments of Loy Krathong, tourists had the opportunity to feel the surreal bliss of the Chao Phraya river cruise in Bangkok with some of the local cruise operators like Anantara Cruises Bangkok Thailand.