Without question of doubt, Loy Krathong is one of the most beautiful and popular festivals held annually in Thailand. Each year during a full moon in the month of November, all the Thai folks will go to their local klong (canal) or river to float their beautiful krathongs.
But one of the main focal attractions of the festival is when the night sky is lit up with thousands of Lanna-style hot-air lanterns known as khom fai (watch the above video). They are launched into the air where they resemble large flocks of giant fluorescent jellyfish gracefully floating by through the skies into the unknown dark of night. But there’s a lot more to this festival than just the peaceful decoration and beauty which adorns the kingdom during Thailand’s Loy Krathong festival.
