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2. FESTIVAL OF THE LIGHTS
Yi Peng Festival

3. Yi Peng Festival
The Festival of Lights is
celebrated all around Thailand
with Loi Krathongs released on
water to bring luck and fulfill
wishes. But in Chiang Mai, the
observation of the festival of
lights, called Yi Peng, is
uniquely different. Instead of
water vessel, people release
thousand of lighted lanterns in
the sky while making a wish.

4. MEANING
Yi means two and
peng means a full
moon day. Yi Peng
refers to the full
moon day in the
second month
according to the
Lanna lunar
calendar

5. INFORMATION
It´s a religious ceremony in Thai language paying homage to the Buddha.

6. > the night of the full moon at the end of
November
> In Thailandia
> It is a traditional Lanna festival and a
time to make merit and pay respect to
Buddha.
> The floating sky lanterns in Thailand,
are symbols of your worries and problems
floating away.

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8. CHIANG MAI
The most elaborate Yi Peng
celebrations can be seen in Chiang
Mai, the ancient capital of the
former Lanna kingdom, where
now both Loi Krathong and Yi
Peng are celebrated at the same
time resulting in lights floating
on the waters, lights hanging
from buildings or standing on
walls, and lights floating by in
the sky.