Loy Krathong is a special time of year in Bangkok. It takes place on the evening of the 12th lunar month and represents sending away bad luck and hoping for good luck in the new year.
This year we went to Benjasiri Park to float a krathong on the lake there. Krathongs are sold on every street corner and in front of every body of water, but this year I made one with my own two hands.
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| Krathongs are traditionally made with a thick slice of a banana tree trunk, leaves, orange flowers, orchids, a candle and three sticks of incense. |
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| I'm not the only one with krathong-making skills. |
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| Here you can see krathongs being put into the lake. |
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| The lake was beautifully framed with flickering candles and floating flower baskets, all carrying away a year's worth of bad luck. |
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