Parade Time!

The groups proudly march in the parade and periodically stop to pose for pictures. There were photographers from China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Israel, as well as many other countries who converged on the little town of Dan Sai for these photo "ops". We enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. One couple we met stopped many of the mask wearers and made deals to buy the masks. They have a website called "Tribal Trappings" where they offer many Asian works of art. The masks ranged from 1,000 baht to more than 4000 baht ($120) for the elaborately carved masks!