Chiang Mai Festivals!
Think of the festivals in Chiang Mai, I’m sure that Songkran Festival and Loy Krathong Festival are the two famous festivals that everyone think of first. Especially, the celebrations of these two festivals in Chiang Mai has become more and more famous each year. So, I can’t stand talking about them, and also would like to invite the tourists to enjoy Songkran Festival and Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai.
For Songkran Festival (13-15 April), the people like to celebrate this festival at the moat which is a popular place and a center of tourists and especially it is a symbolic place of this festival because if we think of Songkarn Festival in Chiang Mai, we will think of the image of people enjoying water throwing at the moat, it’s a wet one! I like to get wet with my friends here too! And also you can enjoy this festival with many traditional events include merit-making at the temples, cultural shows, dancing shows, parade and a beauty contest (เทพีสงกรานต์) which can attract a lot of people. Besides, there is also one significant event which is a sacred event and very famous in Chiang Mai that is the procession of highly revered Phra Phuttha Sihing Buddha image through the streets of Chiang Mai for people to sprinkle water that is a form of worship of Lanna people.
Another famous festival is Loy Krathong Festival which held on the full moon night of November. I think this festival is also said to be the most charming of all in Thailand. Especially in Chiang Mai, you will enjoy a procession of floats with beautiful maidens sitting on goes through the city to the bank of the Mae Ping River where hundreds of people assembling to float their “krathong”, banana-leaf containers, which they decorated with flowers and candles onto the river to worship the Goddess of Water “ Phra Mae Kongkha (พระแม่คงคา) ”. Moreover, you can enjoy launching Lanna-Style hot-air lanterns (โคม) which Lanna people believe that it is a way to get rid of the local troubles (but my friends and I like to launch many lanterns to make a fun!).
Besides, you can enjoy spending time with many other festivals in Chiang Mai such as Flower festival , Bo Sang Umbrella Festival and Chiang Mai Art & Culture festival etc.
Welcome to Chiang Mai jao!!!
By Nanny
Think of the festivals in Chiang Mai, I’m sure that Songkran Festival and Loy Krathong Festival are the two famous festivals that everyone think of first. Especially, the celebrations of these two festivals in Chiang Mai has become more and more famous each year. So, I can’t stand talking about them, and also would like to invite the tourists to enjoy Songkran Festival and Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai.
For Songkran Festival (13-15 April), the people like to celebrate this festival at the moat which is a popular place and a center of tourists and especially it is a symbolic place of this festival because if we think of Songkarn Festival in Chiang Mai, we will think of the image of people enjoying water throwing at the moat, it’s a wet one! I like to get wet with my friends here too! And also you can enjoy this festival with many traditional events include merit-making at the temples, cultural shows, dancing shows, parade and a beauty contest (เทพีสงกรานต์) which can attract a lot of people. Besides, there is also one significant event which is a sacred event and very famous in Chiang Mai that is the procession of highly revered Phra Phuttha Sihing Buddha image through the streets of Chiang Mai for people to sprinkle water that is a form of worship of Lanna people.
Another famous festival is Loy Krathong Festival which held on the full moon night of November. I think this festival is also said to be the most charming of all in Thailand. Especially in Chiang Mai, you will enjoy a procession of floats with beautiful maidens sitting on goes through the city to the bank of the Mae Ping River where hundreds of people assembling to float their “krathong”, banana-leaf containers, which they decorated with flowers and candles onto the river to worship the Goddess of Water “ Phra Mae Kongkha (พระแม่คงคา) ”. Moreover, you can enjoy launching Lanna-Style hot-air lanterns (โคม) which Lanna people believe that it is a way to get rid of the local troubles (but my friends and I like to launch many lanterns to make a fun!).
Besides, you can enjoy spending time with many other festivals in Chiang Mai such as Flower festival , Bo Sang Umbrella Festival and Chiang Mai Art & Culture festival etc.
Welcome to Chiang Mai jao!!!
By Nanny
5 comments:
I like Songkran festival it is the funnest time in Chiang Mai when people are throwing water to the others. I will probably play with many friends around the moat this year or maybe go around the moat by a truck, it's real fun! I just can't wait. There will be many activities from morning to evening at Wat Prasing, Thapae Gate and many places. So there are many things to do during Songkran. If you are planed to visit Chiang Mai during 12 - 15 April be prepared to get wet, but it is very fun!!!
Noi ;)
Songkran in Chiang Mai is such a biggest festival one. It is extreamly wet. the center of the festival in Chiang Mai is the moat. And to get near the moat witout wet is zore possibility (except you were in the car) many many many people gather there and splash water to each other. the festival hold at mid-summer...it's a good time to get wet...
About Loi Kratong festival. In Chiang Mia, the center of the festival is Ping river. I love to go there to see "kratong" in the river, parade and firwork. the festival hold at early of winter. In the night time, the candle light and firwork is lighten me up...
bUHM said #2
Songkran festival is truly nice and it also shows that the North has it's unique and own tradition practiced during Songkran. Usually on the 13th of April people attend cermonies in temples, the 14th is a family day and time to have fun with friends, where as the 15th and 16th are reserved for the ritual called "dam hua" "ดำหัว", where younger people pay respect to their parents and other relatives. Children and grandchildren slowly and carefully trickle water over the elders' heads. In return they get well wishes, blessings and love for their lifes' journeys. The whole water splashing fun version of Songkran isn't really the purpose of the festival. Jao.
By Swan
Swan
It sounds like fun! Although I have never joined these two festivals in Chiangmai, I watched the news on TV. I saw both local and foreign tourists have a lot of fun. On Songkran's day many people will gather at the moat to celebrate the festival; throwing water to one another under the hot weather. Nobody can pass there without getting wet.
For Loy Krathong, last year I was in Chiangmai but I missed a chance to float a krathong and to see a beautiful parade. Anyway, I enjoyed watching hundreds of floating lanterns in the sky. It made the sky so beautiful at night.
I believe you, Nan. These two festivals in Chiangmai are a lot of fun. So this year I shouldn't miss a chance to join them. ^-^
By Phornthip OY
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