Now, imagine yourself standing in the middle of Chiang Mai surrounded by thousands of people.
Feel the warm Thai breeze.
The smell of banana rotee, chicken, and smoke from fireworks lingers in the air.
Listen to the KABOOM! of the fireworks, the sizzle of the sparklers, the clanging of bells, pounding of drums, and the radio screaming "Loi, Loi Krathong, Loi, Loi Krathong, Loi Krathong, Loi Krathong, Loi Krathooong."
Take everything inside of you that is negative. dishonest. sinful.
Release it all.
Now, open your eyes to a sky that is illuminated by comb fi (Lanterns). Breathe in. Breathe out.
Look to the Wat (temple) that glistens under the golden fire. Look to the Ping river that twinkles with candles from the banana boats. Look to your friends smiles lighting up the city.
It's as if a thousand jellyfish have been set on fire and are swimming their way through the atmosphere, making their way to the moon. Loi Krathong is the most magical thing I have ever experienced.
Such love. Such peace. Such joy.
3 comments:
that's nuts. gorgeous. like, other-worldly. isn't it like littering the sky though? man i wish we americans did shit like that, i want to let go of a lantern! but what's with the cheesy music in the background?
oh yeah, now i remember why it looked so familiar, they did that in the movie 'the beach', i love that film. and i think it was filmed in thailand, i know for sure it took place there. damn you are surrounded by some beautiful land. Do you know the Phi Phi Islands? They look so beautiful...
It is other-worldly..and yes it is probably littering the sky.
I want to start my own loi Krathong when I come back...I think it will be every full moon around Christmas time...I'll probably get arrested.
I'm actually going to the Phi Phi islands in December. I can't wait.
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