Yi Peng
decorations,
consisting of
krathong (fig.)
and
Lan Na style
kohm kwaen lanterns
(fig.)
at Suan Dok Gate,
which is situated at the centre of the western city moat of
Chiang Mai.
This annual
festival, held on
the full moon of
Yi Peng,
i.e. the second lunar month according to the northern Thai calendar and the
twelfth lunar month of a regular calendar year, is elsewhere in Thailand
known as
Loi Krathong. The
text in front of the decorations
reads:
Praphenih
Deuan
Yi Peng
Chiang Mai
(ประเพณีเดือนยี่เป็งเชียงใหม่),
i.e.
‘Yi Peng Moon Festival Chiang Mai’.
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