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Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

สวัสดีครับ !

In case you missed the link on the Index,

here's a webpage dedicated to the upcoming

Loi Krathong Festival, which will be celebrated

in Bangkok on Wednesday evening, 16/11/05.

It's not a holiday in the sense of getting a day off,

but it's one of the more popular events of the year.

http://loikrathong.net/

photo courtesy of http://loikrathong.net/

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

Getting into the Loi Krathong spirit ...

Kent with a FANTASTIC group of students at Padaeng Industry Plc

On the table: a beautiful krathong made by Khun Bee

with finishing touches done in class !

When it was finished it looked like a salad.

I told my students I wanted to eat it,

not send it down the river. Laughing

Sfumato · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 14

I saw that on CNN today, or at least I think I did.

People were "launching" what looked like a "fabric"? or cloth balloon with candles in the bottom.

It looked very cool, but Im not sure about having one land on the roof of my house. Wink

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

One of my favourite times to be in Bangkok. Thanks, Kent!!

Sfumato · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 14

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

^ Hi John !

Yes indeed.

There are several Kite Festivals in Thailand;

in Hua Hin, Bangkok and NE Thailand.

The 2006 Hua Hin Kite Festival should be on your calendar!

It's scheduled for March, although the link below

is from the 2004 event:

http://www.tatnews.org/tourism_news/2102.asp

This link might also be right up your alley:

http://bhc.com/thailand2002/spaulding.html

and this:

The Thailand Kitefliers Association

contact: Khun Smajcha Niyomsilpa

121/77 Ramintra 60 Road
Bangkok 10230, THAILAND
Tel: 02-948-6861

E-mail: [email protected]

http://hometown.aol.com/thaikite/index.html