This year my friends and I went to Loy Krathong at the same place as the year before which was at Benjasiri Park next to The Emporium shopping mall, BTS Promphong. We arrived there at around 8 pm, bought the krathongs which was selling right in front of the park. We didn’t get to make a krathong this year because I moved out of the city so it was a bit difficult for my friends to get to my place to make it together. The park was packed as every year when we were walking down to the pond. We made a wish and floated our krathongs away, then we ended our night at Soi Food(street food block) around Thong Lor areas for some late night meals.
If you don’t know about Loy Krathong festival, here is the meaning of it…
Loy Krathong is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.
“Loy” means “to float”. “Krathong” is a raft about a handspan in diameter traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk (although modern-day versions use specially made bread ‘flowers’ and may use styrofoam), decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles, incense sticks etc. During the night of the full moon, many people will release a small raft like this on a river. Governmental offices, corporations and other organizations also build much bigger and more elaborate rafts, and these are often judged in contests. In addition, fireworks and beauty contests take place during the festival.
- Wikipedia.com
Loy Krathong at Benjasiri Park was hectic, but really nice. I think we literally just missed each other
I ran into many ppl i know that night.