Lanna

Bai Sri Su Khwan

The Bai Sri Su Khawn is traditional practiced amongst the people of the North(Lanna), Northeast(Issan), and similar in Lao culture.
It is performed based on the belief that an essential part of a person,called the khwan or soul should always stay within the body. Therefore, it is to strengthen the persons so that their khwan will remain united, to be strong to face any new situations. Mo Khwan or the minister is the person who leads the ceremony.The ceremony ends with the binding of the wrist of the persons who receive the Su Khwan with white trade meaning “wishing you good luck.”

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November full moon shine
Loy kra thong, loy kra thong
And the water’s high in local river and the klong.
Loy loy kra thong, loy loy kra thong

Loy kra thong is here and everybody is full of cheer.
We’re together at the klong.
Each one with each krathong
As we push away we pray,
We would see a better day.

 

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Once again, for the third time since I’ve been living in Chiang Mai, I had the pleasure to attend to one of the most beautiful and photogenic festivals in the world: Yi Peng and Loy Krathong.

Yi Peng (or Yee Peng) is a festival of light that coincides with Loy Krathong in Thailand. It’s a Lanna festival so it is mainly celebrated in the northern part of the country. The festival takes place during the 2nd lunar month of the Lanna calendar (Yi means ’2nd’ and Peng means ‘month’) which usually falls on a November.

The main attraction during this beautiful event is the multitude of flying lanterns that are released in the sky, compared to Loy Krathong which is more about floating lanterns on the river.

http://www.canvas-of-light.com/2012/...-mai-thailand/

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forgot this. the last princess of Lanna Chao DuangDuen Na Chiang Mai
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