Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, I want to go again next year!!

Every November, Thailand's most traditional Yi Peng Festival and Loy Krathong Festival are held as scheduled. In Chiang Mai and other northern Thai regions, the celebrations for these two festivals are even more grand and lively, like a carnival for the whole nation. The 2024 AMAZING Muay Thai & Sky Lantern Festival is unique, combining Muay Thai performances with the release of sky lanterns, and will be held at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The highlight of this event is the focus on "Muay Thai," which not only spreads Muay Thai culture to the world, but also creates a large number of job opportunities in the Chiang Mai area, attracting tourists and enthusiasts from all over the world. It not only boosts the local economy, but also promotes the long-standing traditions of Thailand and Chiang Mai, allowing its unique charm to shine on the world stage. The event is crowded with tourists from all over the world and local Thai people. The venue is divided into three areas according to function, each with different charges. Here, people can not only appreciate the strength and charm of Muay Thai, but also enjoy the fun of DIY, making krathongs, cutting tung, weaving lanterns, etc.; watching classical dances performed by ethnic minorities, appreciating exquisite Thai handicrafts, and feasting on Lanna cuisine. After being mesmerized by the wonderful performance of the "Beautiful Thailand" opening show, people gently release the sky lanterns in their hands, full of good wishes, as the host counts down passionately. In an instant, tens of thousands of sky lanterns rise into the sky, like stars, weaving a dreamlike starry sky, which is spectacular. In Thailand, releasing krathongs and sky lanterns are equally significant. The Loy Krathong Festival is not only a grand festival to celebrate the harvest and pray for peace, but also a sweet moment for lovers to express their love, so it is also known as the Thai Valentine's Day. During this festival, every household will carefully make krathongs, decorated with candles, banana leaves, and colorful flowers, and then light them and put them into the river to pray to the river god for blessings, hoping for disasters to go away and blessings to be abundant. Tourists can choose their favorite krathongs at the lively market and join this blessing appointment. In short, although the Loy Krathong Festival and Yi Peng Festival in Thailand are different in form, they are both diverse presentations of the same festival culture, and together they form the colorful cornerstone of Thai folk culture, fully demonstrating the romantic feelings of the Thai people and their passionate longing for a better life.