Loy Krathong Festival 2011, Lampang, Thailand. The Woman In Local Suite Singing On The Stage. Loi Krathong Takes Place On The Evening Of The Full Moon Of The 12Th Month In The Traditional Thai Lunar Calendar. In The Western Calendar This Usually Falls In November. Loi Means To Float, While Krathong Refers To The (Usually) Lotus-Shaped Container Which Floats On The Water. Krathong Has No Other Meaning In Thai Besides Decorative Floats, So Loi Krathong Is Very Hard To Translate, Requiring A Word Describing What A Krathong Looks Like Such As Floating Crown, Floating Boat, Floating Decoration.

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12th 2011 besides boat calendar container crown decoration decorative describing evening falls festival float floating floats full hard krathong lampang light like local loi looks lotus loy lunar meaning means month moon november place refers requiring shaped singing stage suite takes thai thailand traditional translate usually water western woman word