Added: Oct 12, 2008
From: allthai
Duration: 9:58
Loi Krathong is a special event for the Northern Thai people. It originated in Sukhothai and spread north and east. The other parts of Thailand celebrate this festival but nothing like in Chiang Mai. Here is the videoWe went down to the Ping River in Chiang Mai Thailand for the Loi Krathong Festival around dusk. We purchased food from vendors a waited for it to get dark. More and more people arrived to float krathongs and shoot fireworks. We left around 9 PM as it was getting too crazy with people and fireworks. The water parade starts around 10PM, The Land parade starts around 6:30 on the road next to the river. Next year we will video the land parade. We went home and toured our neighborhood, lit candles, launched Khome Loi ate and drank with our Thai neighbors.
Channel: Travel
Tags: chiangmai festival fireworks loikrathong people thailand tour travel
Rating: 3.82 (11 ratings) Views: 9508' favoriteCount='15 Comments: 16
fvrutten Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - So nice to see this again! My wife and I were there on the same day last year, the whole week actualy, but we weren't able to to take good pictures there in the dark. So thanx!
LearnThaiCulture Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - rumwong wan loy gratong!
novalan47 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I was there that night, and was standing on top of one of those bridges, I was probobly one of the people that shot fireworks at you lol. Sorry :(
Qatar5563 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I Was There !!
FightingSiamFish Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Come to Thailand! You're welcome ^^
djathan Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Celebrating "Loy Kratong" in Chiangmai is way awesome!! I was there in 2005,2006 and will be there on 2007. Loy Kratong is celebrated on full moon every November.
kaoru9696 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - cool
SubUnitrix Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Hahah my mom is from the north i only celebrated the ''thai newyear'' once :|
rwestern82 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - LOL. Did anyone ever watch the Saturday Night Live? The narrator sounds just like Matt Foley "Livin in a van DOWN BY THE RIVER"Great video though. Really impressive
allthai Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I had a few beers with friends, can't you tell?"allthai"
rwestern82 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - man, it's a great video. I'm impressed.... and jealous. :)
adam7863 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Wonderful time to be in thailand, to see the candles floating away on the river... Pure magic, take the love of your life to thailand and share that time with her.
tuktukskagal Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - nowhere in the world like chiang mai. this video is fantastic and brings back so many memories. bless that country and hy to all my friends in that corner of heaven
tuktukskagal Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - it really IS magic. i miss that place and watching this made me sad. i loved la ka tong.....we had a burmese guy jumping over the fireworks on the bridge;just having a fab time. we placed a cocunet shell with a candle into the water. i really love this video. i also never stayed with the tourists.i have a lot of friends there......bless that place.
adam7863 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - The place seems to resonate with my soul, it's peaceful and chaotic, wonderful yet maddening ( perhaps heaven and hell ) I will always be grateful to the memories I have of Thailand and look forward to many more...
coronai228 Says:
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Screamed Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I gotta agree. Thailand, espescially the north, is really oneof the most beautiful places on the planet.