Thailand –
November 15th, 2024, marks the Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand where people will gather in the evening to float their Krathongs nationwide.
Loy Krathong falls on the night of the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in November). People will gather at waterways to float their candle-lit Krathongs in order to float away any negativity and misfortune away as well as to apologize to the Goddess of Water for any waste throughout the year.
People are urged to make their Krathongs from natural materials or food that fish can eat. For those who come in groups to float their Krathong they are encouraged to share a Krathong in order to decrease waste.
This year in Phuket, people are being urged to float their Krathong in ponds instead of the sea such as in Patong and Rawai. Environmental concerns have risen after many dugongs evacuated from nearby provinces to Phuket. At least three of them died recently.
Recommended places to go for Loy Krathong festival in Phuket:
Kathu district
- Patong
At the Bangla Square on Patong Beach.
- Kamala
At public park near the Kamala Beach
- Kathu
At a lagoon in the Phuket Mining Museum
Thalang district
- Sri Soonthorn
At the Bang Maruan Public Park
- Cherng Talay
A lagoon in front of the Bang Tao Temple
Mueang Phuket district
- Rawai
At Nai Harn Lake
- Karon
Nong Harn Lake
