Thailand celebrates the Loy Catong festival in November. ‘Loy’ mean float, well float away. And ‘Catong’ is a little boat, well really a floating decoration with flowers, incense and a candle. So ‘Loy Catong’ means floating away the little decorative boat. It also has a spiritual meaning, people pray for happiness and luck in their lives and the ‘Catong’ is a symbol and part of their ‘ritual’.
Here’s a panorama of the beach during Loy Catong , the little specks of light are the sky lanterns
Enjoy π
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I also see a lot of stars. I wonder if there are a reflection of the Catongs.
Could be … might be the sky laterns though ?
Reblogged this on Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde…..
Thanks π
Happy new Year,xx Rachel and Speedy
Thanks guys, and happy new year π
Beautiful night at the beach
Yes it is, and was both times I’ve been to this festival π
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