By IANSlife
October 25, 2023 (IANSlife) The Lantern Festival of Thailand, colloquially known as the Yi Peng Lantern Festival, is one of the most popular and eye-catching events in Southeast Asia. It is celebrated in November when the full moon of the twelfth month the Thai lunar year appears in full glory. The festival symbolises the release of negative vibrations and misfortunes of the preceding year and bids for a more prosperous time ahead. Additionally, it marks the end of monsoons and the arrival of the winter season.
On the day of festivity, tourists and locals gather in large numbers to witness a parade of luminous paper lanterns or Khom Loi floating skyward in an ethereal procession. The vision of lambent paper lanterns ascending against the backdrop of a calm night sky is truly a surreal experience and can be enjoyed in a few locations across Thailand.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in a grand fashion with dedicated viewing platforms, food stalls, souvenir shops, and even cultural exhibitions that demonstrate the history of Lanna tribes and the origin of the festival. Visitors are encouraged to dress up in formal attire, preferably white to complement the solemnity of the festival.
Here are some of the best lantern festival celebrations one can attend in Thailand this year:
Yee Peng Lanna International 2023
Chiang Mai CAD Khom Loy Sky Lantern Festival (Eco-Friendly Sky Lanterns)
Kom Raksa (Eco-Friendly Sky Lanterns)
Gateway of Light Lantern, Yi Peng Lantern Festival
Lanna Festival 2023 The Light of Yee Peng
Yee Peng Lanna Festival 2023
Chiang Mai Heritage Sky Lantern Festival 2023
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