tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post4684355811773685937..comments2023-12-19T08:05:18.863-08:00Comments on Cha Bei -- 茶 杯: Hello from Thailand --- Chiang Mai小 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-79373131873698376062008-10-30T15:39:00.000-07:002008-10-30T15:39:00.000-07:00Loy Krathong:Loy Krathong is a delightful, gentle ...Loy Krathong:<BR/>Loy Krathong is a delightful, gentle and pretty festival where families, friends and lovers come together to wash away the sins and bad luck of the past year and to wish for good fortune in the coming year.<BR/>Krathongs are floats made of natural materials, containing a candle, incense sticks, a coin or two and beautifully decorated with flowers are launched into the sea, or any convenient stretch of water, as a thanksgiving to the water spirits and a cleansing of sins.<BR/>Thailand is often called the "land of smiles" and rightly so because you will see more smiles per mile than anywhere else in the world.小 約翰https://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44235138028714072.post-66160941410143321452008-10-30T15:21:00.000-07:002008-10-30T15:21:00.000-07:00What is this celebration about or for? Great to s...What is this celebration about or for? Great to see John's friends.<BR/>RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860831168990909256noreply@blogger.com