Residents and tourists prepare to release the lanterns in to the sky during a celebration prior the Loy Kratong or floating festival in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand in 2005. A pagoda caught ...

Loi Krathong is one of the best-preserved traditional, romantic and most beautiful festivals celebrated in Thailand, illustrating the close relationship between the Thai way of life and water. Also ...

Tourists take selfies at the Wat Phra That Hariphunchai in Lamphun, Thailand, Oct. 25, 2021. Lamphun Province of Thailand held a grand lantern festival at the Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, attracting ...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thai Airways International PCL has adjusted its flight schedule to northern Thailand to give way to floating lanterns that will fill the sky during a popular festival later this month.

LONDON, England – The annual International Lantern Festival held in Hat Yai, Thailand, locally referred to as the ‘Colours of the South’ festival, regularly attracts thousands of tourists to the south ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Revelers in northern Thailand have been asked not to launch lanterns into the sky near airports to avoid airborne accidents during a popular festival this week, airport officials said ...

"Today is an important day as it commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and the great decease of the Lord Buddha. To mark this day, the temple has lit 210,000 LED lanterns depicting an image of his ...

Yee Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, where thousands of lanterns made from paper are released into the sky. People traditionally make private wishes before releasing them. Authorities have also designated ...

Bangkok: Revelers in northern Thailand have been asked not to launch lanterns into the sky near airports to avoid airborne accidents during a popular festival this week, airport officials said on ...

Tourists take selfies at the Wat Phra That Hariphunchai in Lamphun, Thailand, Oct. 25, 2021. Lamphun Province of Thailand held a grand lantern festival at the Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, attracting ...