Loy Krathong Thailand Festival

Loy Krathong is one of Thailand’s best loved national festivals. It is the day to pay homage to the goddess of rivers and waterways, Mae Khongkha. It occurs at the November full moon to mark the end of the rainy season and the main rice harvest. The festival has its origins in the Hindu tradition of thanking the water god for the rain. So in the evening, people gather at rivers, lakes and ponds to float krathongs. Krathong bowls are usually made of bread or banana leaves holding lighter candles, are floated on water after dark. On this day, you can set a writing activity about where the pupils are going to celebrate their loy krathong, who with and even set a competition on making their own krathong bowls.