also known as the Festival of Lights or Floating Lantern Festival
krathong = basket or vessel and loy = to float
By releasing your krathong onto the water you are letting go of anger and bad luck you've been holding onto during the past year. It is also a way of paying respect to the water goddess andfor the water itself while asking forgiveness for polluting it. Though, in reality, the lighting of these individual lanterns creates its own pollution with tonnes of rubbish needing to be collected out of the rivers the day after. It is now recommended that eco friendly krathongs be used (example: banana leaves or coconut shells)
If, like me, you are not able to be there in person, you can read about what you're missing here
Participating in NaBloPoMo (where I seem to have problems commenting on some blogs - specifically any on Wordpress)
So these are all postcards you've collected? Do you collect stamps as well? Thanks for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteyes, these are all postcards I've collected, either foor myself or through Postcrossing. and, yes, i've accumulated many stamps as well!
DeleteThey do look pretty, but the trash left behind needs to be dealt with. I need a vessel to bring good luck and happiness for the coming year! Maybe there's a festival for that.
ReplyDeleteOh, absolutely beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm like Jenny—I have questions. Have you collected postcards from places you've been to, or do you buy old ones and research the place on them.
ReplyDeleteMost of these are from Postcrossing. I also buy vintage cards. Both often require a bit of research, which I enjoy doing!
DeleteWhat a beautiful celebration! (Excepting the pollution issue, of course.)
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