http://thailand.xidus.net/gallery 11 photos in 1 album en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 05:25:45 -0400 jweather@xidus.net jweather@xidus.net Gallery 1.5, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://thailand.xidus.net/albums/loykrathong/krathongs.thumb.jpg http://thailand.xidus.net/gallery 144 108 http://thailand.xidus.net/gallery/loykrathong e5c44b6dccd7b2ca0e6f5f652e1d59dd Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:50:30 -0400 http://thailand.xidus.net/gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=loykrathong http://thailand.xidus.net/albums/loykrathong/krathongs.thumb.jpg http://thailand.xidus.net/albums/loykrathong/krathongs.sized.jpg http://thailand.xidus.net/albums/loykrathong/krathongs.thumb.jpg 108 144 Loy Krathong is one of the two largest festivals in Thailand. It is celebrated by creating beautiful krathongs, made of flowers, banana leaves, & candles to float down the river. Also, there are giant lanterns to send off into the sky, and a lot of fireworks. It was originally an offering to 'Mother River' to atone for the pollution of the water, but now it seems that most Thais see little spiritual significance in the celebration.