Loy Krathong
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loy-krathong-177-6628976
title:
Loy Krathong
text:
Loy Krathong is a Thai festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and in nearby countries with significant South Western Tai cultures. The name could be translated as "to float ritual vessel or lamp," and comes from the tradition of making krathong or buoyant, decorated baskets, which are then floated on a river. Many Thais use the krathong to thank the Goddess of Water and River, Goddess Khongkha or to worship the Holy Buddha's hair pagoda in heaven in Buddhist beliefs. This festival trac
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Siamese festival
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loy_Krathong
date created:
2004-06-18T01:57:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:27:49Z
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