Yee Peng Fun Thai Lanterns
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Asia is incessantly heavy with jubilations, South East Asia seems to have the selection of the bunch. Not amazingly Thailand is the base of Thai Lanterns and are nowadays gaining a far greater audience as they increase popularity at UK events.Yee Peng festival which follows the Buddhist Calendar and translates to month 12 is one of these festivals. The West Calendar commonly sees this coming in November. This Festival goes by the name of Loy Krathong throughout other regions of Thailand.The Thai people observe this religious festival and the traditions it demands. My favourite activity is the freeing of ‘Thai Lanterns’ or ‘Khom Loy’. It is truly unearthly to respect the sky alight with these burning globes. It is remembered that as the lanterns disappear into th sky so too do your worries.. The light is said to head people to a bright and fulfilled life. The Thai Lanterns are biodegradable and are fabricated from Rice Paper and Bamboo for structure. Flight time is about 12 minutes and the Lanterns are known to reach up of 1100 feet!There has been a rise in the popularity (excuse the pun) and has even found the Royal Thai Air Force vary their air activity and make cautionary to the airport to be cautious of potential perils should a lantern get stuck in a aeroplane turbine.
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