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Loy Krathong! November 6, 2004 |
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Hi everyone! Before I forget, Happy
Thanksgiving! Everything here is going good. Nothing very exciting has
really happened to me. Schools the same as ever. And since Thailand
doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, my dinner was steak and French Fries. Not
that I'm complaining though. Inplace of Thanksgiving, I got the chance to
celelbrate Loy Krathong! Loy Krathong is a Thai festival that is used as
an apology to the water for polluting it. Krathongs can be made from
either paper or Banana leaves, and are made in the shape of a lotus
flower. They also have to have a candle and three insence sticks. If you
don't make one, you can always buy one. I made one during school, and it
took all morning. THen, in the evening, you go down to to a river or
canal, light the candle and insence, make a wish, a set your krathong
adrift. My host rotary club encouraged all it's inbounds to dress up
in traditional Thai clothes if they could. Lucky for me, I got to! Most of
the other inbounds came to the same one I went to, and we had a fun night.
One of the other inbounds karaoked Michael Jackson's Billy Jean. He did
all the moves too! It was a fun night. I'll wrap my report up by saying
both Happy Thanksgiving and, since it's coming quick, Merry Christmas! By the way, if anyone wants to see my Thailand photos, click here. |
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