The Mae Jo sky lantern release is aimed at tourists and the organisers charge for tickets. Since 2015 there has been no free event at Mae Jo. The privately arranged Mae Jo event is organised by a controversial Buddhist sect. In previous years, a separate sky lantern release has been hosted at a location close to Mae Jo University in the Sansai district of Chiang Mai province. Updates for the Mae Jo Sky Lantern Release The festival is free to attend and always has been. There are no tickets needed to attend the Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai. In Chiang Mai, the Yi Peng Lantern Festival is usually held over three days with the main evening for releasing sky lanterns and floating krathongs being Yi Peng/Loy Krathong night on the evening of the full moon. Yi Peng night is always the same night as Loy Krathong. However, these days the two festivals are held at the same time. In ancient times, Yi Peng was a separate festival to Loy Krathong. The date of the festival varies each year according to the lunar calendar, but usually falls in November (check the events and festivals page for dates). Wat Phan Tao, Chiang Mai When is the Yi Peng Festival? The most popular nights to release these are on the eve of Loy Krathong and on Loy Krathong day itself. Sky lanterns are sold at various locations in and around the city of Chiang Mai throughout the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong period and the night-sky is filled with the sight of fire lanterns. Releasing sky lanterns on Yi Peng night at Wat Phan Tao, Chiang Maiīuddhist ceremony on Yi Peng night at Wat Phan Tao, Chiang Maiįull moon with sky lanterns on Yi Peng night at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai Sky lantern release in Chiang Mai city People release the lanterns from dusk until the early hours of the morning and it is a wonderful sight set against the backdrop of the full moon. Many temples, including Wat Phan Tao and Wat Chedi Luang, are a wonderful place to enjoy the festivities away from some of the more crowded areas near the river. In the city, the main areas are around the Ping River and at various locations around the moat. In the evening, khom loy (floating lanterns) are released all around Chiang Mai province. Releasing khom fai on the afternoon of Yi Peng/Loy Krathong at Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai These will normally have firecrackers attached to them and if you are staying in Chiang Mai you will be sure to hear these khom fai even if you don’t see them. On Yi Peng Day (Loy Krathong Day) novice monks at some of the temples will release giant sky lanterns in the morning. During Yi Peng it was traditionally monks who released the lanterns, but now anybody can do so. The release of lanterns (khom) is a way to pay respect Buddha and also to release bad memories and make a wish for the future. There are four main styles of lantern khom kwaen (hanging lantern), khom thuea (carrying lantern) also known sometimes as khom gratai (because it resembles a rabbit’s ear), khom paad (revolving lantern) and khom loy (hot air floating lantern also known as khom fai). Lanterns on display at Thapae Gate, Chiang Mai Types of lantern Lantern display at the Three Kings Monument, Chiang Maiįood vendor and lanterns at Wat Inthakin Sadue Muang, Chiang Mai The act of making the lanterns or donating them to temples is one way of making merit and the light of a lantern is significant in Buddhist culture because it represents the moving away from darkness into a brighter future. On Yi Peng Day (the night of the full moon for Loy Krathong) lanterns or candles are also lit and placed at entrances to shops, homes and temples. Temples and households decorate their front entrances with coconut leaves and flowers. Colourful lantern displays are set up at the Three Kings Monument, Thapae Gate and at all of other gates around the moat which encircles the Old Town district of Chiang Mai. Novice monks releasing sky lanterns on Yi Peng night at Wat Phan Tao, Chiang Mai Lantern decorationsĪll around Chiang Mai during Yi Peng and Loy Krathong you will see lanterns and special parades. Yi Peng events take place at various locations in northern Thailand, but it is Chiang Mai which has become synonymous with Yi Peng. Yi Peng now takes place at the same time as Loy Krathong. Adapted from Brahmin origins, Yi Peng was originally celebrated as an individual event in its own right marking the end of the rainy season and the start of winter (cool season). Yi Peng (also written as Yee Peng) is a festival unique to northern Thailand and closely linked with the ancient Lanna kingdom.
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