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This Friday, November 19th, marks the Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand where Thai people would gather in the evening at lakes, rivers, canals, and beaches to pay respect to the goddess of water.
However, due to the Covid-19 situation, the festival celebrations may be limited in numbers of participants, locations, and other social distancing requirements.
As the night of the full moon of the twelfth lunar month arrives (usually in mid-November), people will gather at waterways nationwide to float their candle-lit Krathong to apologize to the Goddess of Water for creating and spilling waste throughout the year.
Traditionally, a Krathong is made from banana leaves and trunks and adorned with flowers. But nowadays, there are many alternative ways of creating Krathong such as bread, ice, and…
