
1. Yee Peng Festival in Chaing Mai
In Chiang Mai, the Loy Krathong festival will be held on 2nd – 4th November 2017. During the festival, locals in Chiang Mai will decorate their houses, temples and roads with lanterns, creating beautiful illuminated sceneries all around the town. The focus of celebrations in Chiang Mai is around the Saphan Nawarat Bridge that connects Tha Pae Road on the western side of the river with Charoen Muang Road on the other side. Apart from nicely lit town and the normal Loy Krathong activities, Chiang Mai also has Lanna’s Yee-Peng tradition to release sky lanterns or “Khom Loy” into the sky. It is believed that launching one of these sky lanterns means sending away a person’s bad luck and misfortune. It should be noted though that “Khom Loy” could be dangerous as it could create fire or block the air traffic so the municipal has strict regulations toward the period of time allowed for releasing “Khom Loy” into the air.2. Loy Krathong Sai Festival in Tak
Tak is famous for its “Loy Krathong Sai” festival. Instead of releasing normal banana-leaf krathong into the water, people use coconut shells threaded together and launch them simultaneously, creating a beautiful long chain of glittering light on the Ping river. This year, the “Loy Krathong Sai” festival will be held between 3rd – 7th November. There will also be a workshop about how to prepare “Krathong Sai” open to the public around one week prior to the festival at Baan Hua Diat Community, Tak Northern College and Chalermprakiet Museum.
3. Loy Krathong Kaab Kluay Mae Klong in Samut Songkram
The Loy Krathong Sai Kaab Kluay Mae Klong is unique to the Mae Klong district of Samut Songkhram province. Unlike the normal krathong found in other parts of Thailand, the Mae Klong krathong kaab kluay float is made from the fibrous layer of the "trunk" of the kluay nam wa banana plant, a native species found in great abundance in Samut Songkhram. The use of the “trunk” as a krathong is an ancient tradition that has been neglected for a long period of time but locals have decided to revive it back around ten years ago. The most attractive aspect of krathong kaab kluay lies in its charming simplicity. It is a traditional folk wisdom to be wise in spending and make use of local natural resources without damaging the environment. This year, the Loy Krathong Kaab Kluay festival will be held on 3rd November at Wat Pummarin Kudeethong.