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Loei marks Ton Dokmai Festival

Loei marks Ton Dokmai Festival

Hae Ton Dokmai in Loei. (Photo: Karnjana Ayuwatanachai)

In Loei, the Hae Ton Dokmai Festival will be organised at Wat Sri Pho Chai in tambon Sang Pha, Na Haeo district this month.

It is an annual event for locals in the Ban Saeng Pha community to make merit during the traditional Thai New Year. The villagers will make ton dokmai, which means “flowering trees” by weaving long bamboo sticks into towers with a height ranging from 1.8m to 3m. Each woven bamboo tower will be heavily decorated with colourful flowers.

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