Loi Krathong Parade

On the appearance of the full moon in late October or early November, a festival is held. Each village has a parade and a celebration is held at night. During the celebration, families light candles on little floats decorated with flowers and set them in the water as an offering to appease the spirits of the water. "Loi" means to float and "Krathong" is the word for flower pot. So the translation is "floating flower pot".