Loy Krathong is a beautiful Thai festival that many people look forward to every year. It is on the full moon night during November which this year falls on Sunday 21st November 2010 in Thailand. Students at our school have been busy making little “krathongs” which they will float on the river or canal near their house on Sunday. Some students may even just float their “krathong in a bucket of water while they make a wish! It doesn’t really matter. Also this week the students have been singing the Loy Krathong song. The following is the English version that I get my students to sing in my classes:
November full moon shine
Loy kratong Loy kratong,
And the water’s high in the river and the klong,
loy loy kratong, loy loy kratong,
Loy Kratong is here and everyone is full of cheer
We’re together at the Klong, each one with their krathong
as we push away we pray, we can see a better day
You can also sing along if you like! For free mp3 downloads plus full translations of the song please visit the Paknam Web Forums.
For more information about festivals in Thailand, please visit our Thai Festival Blogs.
Hello Richard i am Kenny,have always enjoyed the Loy Kraktong festival in Thailand.My first experience was in ChiangMai,with my Thai teacher years ago,enjoyed the processions,fireworks and crackers too!The floats were gorgeous with many provinces taking part in them.Wonder whether they have it now.I am Malaysian but many of us here do celebrate it locally at the Buddhist Temples where they are nearby rivers or lakes people also Loy their Kraktongs!
You have great informative & interesting postings on twitter,kudos!Happy Loy Kraktong festival to you and your Thai Buddies.
Hi!
An interesting blog post!
This article about Loy Krathon is very useful