Thailand and its fascinating festivals

Thailand, a country full of wonders for every tourist to enjoy, traveling to Thailand and enjoy its festivals are one of the many things that tourists can do.

When talking about Thailand, the first thing that will appear in our minds is its vast array of festivals to attend to. No matter which season you choose to travel to Thailand, there will always be some form of festival for you to enjoy. Today, Illume-eMag will show you some festivals that you must attend in Thailand.

Thai Buffalo Racing Festival

o1sKdAnother unique festival in Thailand is the buffalo racing festival with a tradition of more than 1000 years and often held in Chonburi. The festival takes place in October, visitors coming here not only enjoy the exciting buffalo racing, but also enjoy many other interesting activities such as: Beauty makeup for buffalo, Muay Thai performance, fairs, … and countless other experiences.

Khao Phansa Buddhist Festival

5cf0a9169340cNext is the Khao Phansa festival held in July, this time is considered the retreat season of Buddhists. During the festival season, people will offer new robes to the monks in the temple to show their respect and gratitude to Buddhism.

Yi Peng Sky Lantern Festival

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The festival is the most awaited by many people, taking place in November every year and held all over Thailand. However, Chiang Mai is the most beautiful place to participate in the Yi Peng sky lantern festival. On this day, when you look up at the sky, you will see thousands of sky lanterns flying up, like twinkling stars, creating a fanciful and impressive sky. Therefore, this is also the most beautiful festival in Thailand you should attend.

Songkran Water Festival

Songkran Festival Day Tour with Tuk Tuk Water Battle in BangkokSongkran Festival is known as one of the traditional Thai New Year festivals held on April 13-15 every year. On the first morning of the New Year, people here will go to buy flowers, buy offerings to offer to the temple and listen to sutras. Then go to the street and participate in the water festival. According to the concept of Thai people, in the festival, the more people splash water, the more luck they will have. Because they think that splashing water on each other will help eliminate bad luck and bad luck in the past year, and instead, new and lucky things will come in the new year.

Candle Festival in Thailand

Candle5What is the famous festival in Thailand? If you go to Thailand in July, you will have the opportunity to participate in a very interesting candle festival. According to legend, in July is the rainy season, the season of crops. Therefore, at this time, all monks will have to stay in the temple to pray, not go on pilgrimage to avoid stepping on trees, this will cause the harvest to be lost. This festival takes place the largest in Issan. Participating in the festival, you not only understand more about the customs here, but also participate in street parades, statue processions and ethnic dance performances, which are very impressive.

Thai Vegetarian Festival

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Held from October 10 to October 19, this is a large-scale festival, dating back to the 19th century, originating from immigrants. During the festival, Buddhist followers will have to fast, not drink alcohol, abstain from sex, etc. to help keep the mind pure before performing the ritual. And on the 6th day of the festival, they will participate in the torture by: Using sharp objects through their mouths, walking on embers,… They believe that in these 9 days, there will be 9 gods descending to earth to helping people to do business with good luck and good crops. And this is also a special festival in Thailand that is interested by many tourists.

Monkey Buffet Festival in Thailand

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Lopburi is a province in Thailand, about 150km from Bangkok, this place is known for having a large population of wild monkeys, with a population of more than 3000. Especially in November each year, Lopburi also holds a great festival for monkeys, with fruits, vegetables and dishes to treat them.

Wonderfruit Arts and Music Festival

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Every December of the calendar year, in Thailand, the Wonderfruit festival takes place – a festival on the theme of music and art, vibrant, much awaited. And Pattaya is the city where the largest Wonderfruit festival takes place, with the participation of many famous artists in Europe, America and famous singers in the country. Besides, there are also some other interesting activities such as: Performing Arts, Yoga,… Guaranteed, if you have time to go to the Wonderfruit festival, you will have an extremely interesting and impressive experience. It’s an unforgettable image.

Loy Krathong Lantern Festival

Loi Krathong CM.shutterstock 539631070 f7039eb341ba 1024x683 1Another famous festival in Thailand is the Loy Krathong festival. Every year on the full moon day of the 12th lunar month, people here remember the goddess of water who brought water to everyone. After that, we will go together to release lanterns to drive away bad luck, and wish for the best luck and best for us. Besides, participating in the festival you can also experience many other interesting activities such as: Krathong lantern making contest, watching art shows, folk games,… To participate in the festival , you can go to big cities like: Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Sukhothai and Ayutthaya.

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