Lanterns and Fireworks

I seem to have got lucky and I'm in Chiang Mai for the festivals of Loi Krathong and Yi Peng. Yi Peng is the Northern Thai festival which is sort of similar to Loi Krathong but seems to start earlier judging by the parade I saw today! Wikipedia will no doubt help out here.

Loi Krathong is definitely tomorrow and it's marked by fireworks and the lighting of lanterns which float up into the sky. In fact tonight has been full of fireworks and the rather beautiful sight of lanterns drifting into the darkness.

I love the attached picture as the father and son spent ages getting their lantern so that it was able to 'launch'. The joy of the little boy when it was finally airborne was fantastic. (Yes I appear to be going soft).

 

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