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Annual lantern festival lights up Thailand's night sky
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11/16/2024
The Yi Peng lantern festival is underway in Thailand. The two-day event, rooted in Buddhist tradition, attracts revelers from around the world and sees thousands of lanterns released into the night sky. DW was there as festivities kicked off.
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It's full moon, the rainy season's over, it's time to drive out the gloom and welcome in
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the light at Thailand's Yipeng Festival.
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This is what thousands of tourists have come to Chiang Mai for, sky lanterns.
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Their release is restricted to certain times and zones and to be absolutely on the safe
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side, flights that were scheduled for tomorrow or for today after 7pm have been rescheduled
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or cancelled.
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The lanterns are made of rice paper.
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Revelers can buy them on site and release them on the banks of the Ping River, along
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with prayers and good wishes for the future.
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The centuries-old practice is rooted in Northern Thailand's Buddhist tradition.
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To this day, it attracts visitors from all over the world.
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The festival is amazing, it's my second year at Yipeng Festival and the first time here
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at Lake.
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I'm totally amazed, it's so beautiful, so many lights, so many happy people, so it's
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a great place to be.
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I'm South Korean, there is no festival like this, it's a very special event.
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I'm very inspired by this.
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Look, look!
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It's quite safe because if you release the lantern, at the end when the fire is finished,
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the lantern is going down with no problems and with no fires around.
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As the lanterns float up into the night, they're said to take the misfortunes of the
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previous lunar year with them, allowing their owners to start afresh in the new one.
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