light, Traditions, Friends

Flying lanterns and floating candles

Chiang mai — Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festivals are two separate festivals celebrated in Thailand that usually overlap and whose names are often used interchangeably. My understanding is that although they both celebrate the same notion of getting rid of the bad while welcoming the good, they are in fact distinct festivals. In Yi Peng, paper lanterns are lit up in the sky. In Loy Krathong, offerings decorate...