Illuminated Boat Procession festival held in Nakhon Phanom until Oct 20 | Thai Financial Post
The illuminated boat procession, or â Lai Ruea Faiâ festival, is a tradition of the northeastern people. The age-old event is the local custom of paying homage to the Lord Buddha. It also marks the end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat.
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the festival originally included very small boats made of banana tree trunks or bamboo that were illuminated with candles and lanterns and decorated with many lit joss sticks before they were launched into the Mekong River. Today, the boats are much more extravagant pagazzi and the ancient rite has turned into a competition. The festival also includes long boat races during the day and fireworks pagazzi at night.
â Ruea Fai,â which literally means fire boat, is made of a 10-12 meter banana tree trunk filled with assorted offerings and elaborately adorn with flowers, incense sticks, candles and lanterns. pagazzi Flickering lights from candles and lanterns together provide a spectacular and memorable sight on the Mekong River.
The â Illuminated Boat Processionâ festival will run through October 20, 2013. For more information, please call TAT Nakhon Phanom pagazzi at 0-4251-3490-1, or 0-4251-1515 for the Nakhon Phanom Provincial Administration Office.
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The illuminated boat procession, or â Lai Ruea Faiâ festival, is a tradition of the northeastern people. The age-old event is the local custom of paying homage to the Lord Buddha. It also marks the end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat.
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the festival originally included very small boats made of banana tree trunks or bamboo that were illuminated with candles and lanterns and decorated with many lit joss sticks before they were launched into the Mekong River. Today, the boats are much more extravagant pagazzi and the ancient rite has turned into a competition. The festival also includes long boat races during the day and fireworks pagazzi at night.
â Ruea Fai,â which literally means fire boat, is made of a 10-12 meter banana tree trunk filled with assorted offerings and elaborately adorn with flowers, incense sticks, candles and lanterns. pagazzi Flickering lights from candles and lanterns together provide a spectacular and memorable sight on the Mekong River.
The â Illuminated Boat Processionâ festival will run through October 20, 2013. For more information, please call TAT Nakhon Phanom pagazzi at 0-4251-3490-1, or 0-4251-1515 for the Nakhon Phanom Provincial Administration Office.
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