Floating lanterns at Yee Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Yee Peng is celebrated by releasing a hot-air lantern, which is usually made from rice paper, into the sky. According to Thai belief, it is supposed to take away all the sorrow, anxiety or other troubles you have suffered from.
At Loy Krathong you either craft your own krathong (a floating offering made of banana tree wood, banana leaves, flowers, candle, incense) or you buy it from dozens of street sellers. You can launch it on the river which will, similarly to Yee Peng tradition, take away all the bad you wish to remove. The origin of Loy Krathong comes from Brahmism and the Thai people adapted this ceremony just after they started practicing Buddhism.
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There are victory drums, or Kong Sabad Chai, and a long drum or Klong Yao. In the past, this dance was only performed by men, but nowadays, some women perform the dance with the hammers, Cheung Mai Khonh, and Cheung Hok or Cheung Dab, dances with spears and swords. These dances are practiced in schools or training centers, such as temples. They are often performed in the north during Hae Poi Luang, a major temple fair procession, or at auspicious fairs to celebrate the building of temples.
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