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Loy Krathong Festival

Loy Krathong Festival

Loy Kratong is a special Thai Festival that fall on the 12th month of Thai traditional lunar calendar.

Loy means to float, Krathong means, the small container which made of folded banana leaves and decorated with flowers, incense sticks and candles.

The light of the candle symbolizes the light of truth, the way to start a better new according to the Buddhist  religion. People release their Krathong on rivers and lakes and hope this will bring them a good luck.

There are some useful Loy Krathong’s words and phrases below.

āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļĩāļ„āđˆāļ° āļ§āļąāļ™āļĨāļ­āļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡āļ›āļĩāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļžāļĢāļ°āļˆāļąāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒāđ€āļ•āđ‡āļĄāļ”āļ§āļ‡āļ•āļĢāļ‡āļāļąāļšāļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆ 3 āļžāļĪāļĻāļˆāļīāļāļēāļĒāļ™ āđƒāļ™āļ„āļ·āļ™āļ§āļąāļ™āļĻāļļāļāļĢāđŒāļŠāļļāļ”āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļžāļ­āļ”āļĩ āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļ™āļāđ‡āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļšāļ›āļ°āļ‰āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļšāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļžāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āđ€āļ•āļĢāļĩāļĒāļĄāļžāļēāļāļąāļ™āđ„āļ›āļĨāļ­āļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āđƒāļŠāđˆāđ„āļŦāļĄāļ„āļ°

āļĨāļ­āļĒ āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡ “āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļĢāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđƒāļ™āļ­āļēāļāļēāļĻ āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ āļœāļīāļ§āļ™āđ‰āļģ”

āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡ āđƒāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡ “āļ āļēāļŠāļ™āļ°āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāļˆāļēāļāļĨāļģāļāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ•āļąāļ”āļ›āļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāđƒāļšāļ•āļ­āļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļāđāļ•āđˆāļ‡āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ”āļ­āļāđ„āļĄāđ‰ āļ›āļąāļāļ˜āļļāļ›āđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļ™ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļĨāļ­āļĒ”

āļ­āļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡ āđāļŠāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļŠāļ§ āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļąāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļ“āđŒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āļĻāļēāļŠāļ™āļēāļžāļļāļ—āļ˜āļĻāļēāļŠāļ™āļē āļāļĨāđˆāļēāļ§āļ„āļ·āļ­ āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡ āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ–āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđāļ—āđ‰āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ• āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĢāļ°āļĨāļķāļāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ‚āļ­āļ‡ āļžāļĢāļ°āļžāļļāļ—āļ˜ āļžāļĢāļ°āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄ āđāļĨāļ°āļžāļĢāļ°āļŠāļ‡āļ†āđŒ āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ™āļģāļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļ›āļąāļāļāļēāđāļĨāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļœāļēāļŠāļļāļ‚āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•

āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļžāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĄāļāļąāļ™āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ āđ€āļĢāļēāļāđ‡āļĄāļēāļ—āļģāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļāļāļąāļ™āđ€āļĨāļĒāļ”āļĩāđ„āļŦāļĄāļ„āļ°āļ§āđˆāļē āđ€āļĢāļēāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ•āļĢāļĩāļĒāļĄāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļāļąāļ™āļšāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļ§āļąāļ™āļĨāļ­āļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡

Kratong Loy Kratong Thailand Festivalfloating basket

graĖ€-thong

āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡

Banana Leaves for Loy Kratong Festival

banana leaves

bai dtáīáīng

āđƒāļšāļ•āļ­āļ‡

Flowrers for Loy Kratong Festival

flowers

dɔĖ€áīk-maĖai

āļ”āļ­āļāđ„āļĄāđ‰

Remark: Normally when Thais say the flower names, we say just “dɔĖ€áīk” and then use the flower’s name, for example,  “Jasmine flower” say ” dɔĖ€áīk-(maĖai) maĖ-liĖ”. āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļ: āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ§āļĨāļēāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļžāļđāļ” āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļ™āļīāļ”āļ”āļ­āļāđ„āļĄāđ‰ āļāđ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰ āļĨāļ°āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē  “āđ„āļĄāđ‰” āļ—āļīāđ‰āļ‡āđ„āļ› āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ “āļ”āļ­āļāđ„āļĄāđ‰āļĄāļ°āļĨāļī” āļāđ‡āļžāļđāļ”āđ€āđ€āļ„āđˆāļ§āđˆāļē ” āļ”āļ­āļāļĄāļ°āļĨāļī”

Here are the 4 typical flowers which are used in decorating Krathong floating basket
āļĄāļēāļ”āļđāļžāļąāļ™āļ˜āļļāđŒāđ„āļĄāđ‰āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āļīāļĒāļĄāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ›āļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļšāļ•āļāđ€āđ€āļ•āđˆāļ‡āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰

Thai Orchids for Loy Kratong Festival

Orchid Flowers

dɔĖ€áīk GluaĖ‚i-maĖai

āļ”āļ­āļāļāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ„āļĄāđ‰

Thai Lotus Flower

Lotus Flowers

dɔĖ€áīk Bua

āļ”āļ­āļāļšāļąāļ§

Thai Marigold Flower

Marigold Flowers

 dɔĖ€áīk daao-rʉang

āļ”āļ­āļāļ”āļēāļ§āđ€āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‡

Thai Amaranth Flower for Loy Kratong

Globe Amaranth Flowers

 dɔĖ€áīk Baan-maĖ‚i-ruĖu-rooi

āļ”āļ­āļāļšāļēāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļđāđ‰āđ‚āļĢāļĒ

 One lighted candle with three joss-sticks
āđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļ™ 1 āđ€āļĨāđˆāļĄ āļ˜āļđāļ› 3 āļ”āļ­āļ

Joss Sticks Thai Festival

3 Joss sticks

tuĖ‚up

āļ˜āļđāļ› 3 āļ”āļ­āļ

Remark: Praying with 3 incense Sticks to pay homage to the Triple Gem that is Buddha, Dharma or Buddha’s teaching and Sangha(Pali)or Buddhist monk.

Candle for Thai Festival

one candle

tian

āđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļ™ 1 āđ€āļĨāđˆāļĄ

It starts
āļĄāļēāđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĨāļ­āļĒāļāļąāļ™

Full Moon Thai Festival Loy Kratong

full moon

praĖ-jan dtem duang

āļžāļĢāļ°āļˆāļąāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒāđ€āļ•āđ‡āļĄāļ”āļ§āļ‡

Lighting Joss Sticks

to light incense sticks

juĖ€t tuĖ‚up tian

āļˆāļļāļ”āļ˜āļđāļ›āđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļ™

Thai Blessing at Loy Kratong

to ask for a blessing

kɔĖ†áī páīáīn

āļ‚āļ­āļžāļĢ

Floating Kratong Thai Festival

to float the Krathong

loy graĖ€-thong

āļĨāļ­āļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļ‡

I hope you enjoy this blog and do not forget to join Loy Krathong’s Festival which is held all over Thailand! And have fun ka:)

Kruu Mo
Thai Language Teacher
Thai Language Hut