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Loi Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai Thailand


Loi Krathong is a special event for the Northern Thai people. It originated in Sukhothai and spread north and east. The other parts of Thailand celebrate this festival but nothing like in Chiang Mai. Here is the videoWe went down to the Ping River in Chiang Mai Thailand for the Loi Krathong Festival around dusk. We purchased food from vendors a waited for it to get dark. More and more people arrived to float krathongs and shoot fireworks. We left around 9 PM as it was getting too crazy with people and fireworks. The water parade starts around 10PM, The Land parade starts around 6:30 on the road next to the river. Next year we will video the land parade. We went home and toured our neighborhood, lit candles, launched Khome Loi ate and drank with our Thai neighbors.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: allthai

Length: 09:58
Rating: 3.92
Views: 11215

Tags: Chiangmai  festival  fireworks  Loikrathong  people  Thailand  tour  travel  

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Thailao4ever (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Aww I wish I could be there for the Loi Kratong more than the songkram
JayOleck (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wish I could go back there.
adam7863 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The place seems to resonate with my soul, it's peaceful and chaotic, wonderful yet maddening ( perhaps heaven and hell ) I will always be grateful to the memories I have of Thailand and look forward to many more...
tuktukskagal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it really IS magic. i miss that place and watching this made me sad. i loved la ka tong.....we had a burmese guy jumping over the fireworks on the bridge;just having a fab time. we placed a cocunet shell with a candle into the water. i really love this video. i also never stayed with the tourists.i have a lot of friends there......bless that place.
tuktukskagal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
nowhere in the world like chiang mai. this video is fantastic and brings back so many memories. bless that country and hy to all my friends in that corner of heaven
adam7863 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wonderful time to be in thailand, to see the candles floating away on the river... Pure magic, take the love of your life to thailand and share that time with her.
rwestern82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
man, it's a great video. I'm impressed.... and jealous. :)
allthai (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I had a few beers with friends, can't you tell?"allthai"
rwestern82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
LOL. Did anyone ever watch the Saturday Night Live? The narrator sounds just like Matt Foley "Livin in a van DOWN BY THE RIVER"Great video though. Really impressive
SubUnitrix (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hahah my mom is from the north i only celebrated the ''thai newyear'' once :|

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