Celebrating Loy Krathong
Dec 1st, 2007 by Steven
My family and I were among the hundreds who congregated at the Wat Chetawan in Petaling Jaya for the Loy Krathong festival recently. It’s held on the full moon of the 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar, which usually falls in November.
According to information gathered from the web, this Thai celebration apparently originated in
After the chanting and blessings by the monks, the crowd proceeded to the nearby Tasik Taman Jaya to release their krathongs.
(Photos taken with Lumix FZ20)