Held annually for three consecutive nights, beginning on the 12th full moon in the Thai calendar, which typically falls halfway through November, there are days of celebration, prayer, and music to symbolize purity, joy, and popularity, followed by the release of thousands of lanterns into the night sky, lighting it up in a spectacular scene.
The Lantern Festival, otherwise known as the Yi Peng celebration, is deeply rooted in Buddhism and is when Thai people pay respect to Buddha in order to be reborn in the next life. Held annually for three consecutive nights, beginning on the 12th full moon in the Thai calendar, which typically falls halfway through November, there are days of celebration, prayer, and music to symbolize purity, joy, and popularity, followed by the release of thousands of lanterns into the night sky, lighting it up in a spectacular scene.