Planning to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival on November 19? If so, try floating an eco-friendly krathong this year.
Loy Krathong – which originated from the Sukhothai Kingdom around 800 years ago – celebrates the end of the rainy season and “floating away” bad luck. Some couples also view Loy Krathong as a Thai version of Valentine’s Day, and an opportunity to bless their relationship.
On the night, families and loved ones come together to release krathongs (lotus-shaped floats or baskets decorated with banana leaves, flowers, incense and candles) in rivers, lakes, the sea, and canals..Many krathong bases are made from Styrofoam.
Given the volume of krathongs floated on the night however (more than six million in Bangkok alone), the Styrofoam ones get stuck in waterways…
