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Loy Krathong Festival

Loy Krathong Festival is a ceremony that is always practised on a full moon night in the 12th lunar month which falls in the month of November of every year (November 28th for this year). ‘Krathong’ in the form of lotus originally made from banana leaves and decorated with flowers, incense sticks and candles are floated along the canals, rivers or sea.

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It’s a religious day marking :

  1. The full moon day of every eighth month.
  2. Lord Buddha preached for the first time after he reached the enlightenment.
  3. One of his disciples reached the enlightenment and became the first monk.
  4. The first time in Buddhism history the three pillars were finally accomplished The Buddha – the Dhamma – the monk.
  5. The main principles of Dhamma are :
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